To determine if 7637 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7637.
If the factors of 7637 are only 7637 and 1, then we know that 7637 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7637 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7637 is only divisible by 1 and 7637, then it is a prime number, and if 7637 is divisible by more than 7637 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7637 are as follows:
1, 7, 1091, 7637
Therefore, since 7637 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7637 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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