To determine if 7462 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7462.
If the factors of 7462 are only 7462 and 1, then we know that 7462 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7462 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7462 is only divisible by 1 and 7462, then it is a prime number, and if 7462 is divisible by more than 7462 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7462 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 41, 82, 91, 182, 287, 533, 574, 1066, 3731, 7462
Therefore, since 7462 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7462 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7463 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7462 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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