To determine if 7495 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7495.
If the factors of 7495 are only 7495 and 1, then we know that 7495 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7495 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7495 is only divisible by 1 and 7495, then it is a prime number, and if 7495 is divisible by more than 7495 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7495 are as follows:
1, 5, 1499, 7495
Therefore, since 7495 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7495 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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