To determine if 7456 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7456.
If the factors of 7456 are only 7456 and 1, then we know that 7456 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7456 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7456 is only divisible by 1 and 7456, then it is a prime number, and if 7456 is divisible by more than 7456 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7456 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 233, 466, 932, 1864, 3728, 7456
Therefore, since 7456 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7456 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7457 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7456 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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