To determine if 7652 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7652.
If the factors of 7652 are only 7652 and 1, then we know that 7652 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7652 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7652 is only divisible by 1 and 7652, then it is a prime number, and if 7652 is divisible by more than 7652 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7652 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 1913, 3826, 7652
Therefore, since 7652 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7652 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7653 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7652 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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