To determine if 7648 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7648.
If the factors of 7648 are only 7648 and 1, then we know that 7648 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7648 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7648 is only divisible by 1 and 7648, then it is a prime number, and if 7648 is divisible by more than 7648 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7648 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 239, 478, 956, 1912, 3824, 7648
Therefore, since 7648 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7648 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7649 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7648 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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