To determine if 7688 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7688.
If the factors of 7688 are only 7688 and 1, then we know that 7688 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7688 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7688 is only divisible by 1 and 7688, then it is a prime number, and if 7688 is divisible by more than 7688 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7688 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 248, 961, 1922, 3844, 7688
Therefore, since 7688 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7688 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 7689 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7688 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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