To determine if 7479 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7479.
If the factors of 7479 are only 7479 and 1, then we know that 7479 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7479 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7479 is only divisible by 1 and 7479, then it is a prime number, and if 7479 is divisible by more than 7479 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7479 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 27, 277, 831, 2493, 7479
Therefore, since 7479 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7479 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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