To determine if 7742 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7742.
If the factors of 7742 are only 7742 and 1, then we know that 7742 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7742 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7742 is only divisible by 1 and 7742, then it is a prime number, and if 7742 is divisible by more than 7742 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7742 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 79, 98, 158, 553, 1106, 3871, 7742
Therefore, since 7742 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7742 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7743 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7742 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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