To determine if 7834 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7834.
If the factors of 7834 are only 7834 and 1, then we know that 7834 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7834 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7834 is only divisible by 1 and 7834, then it is a prime number, and if 7834 is divisible by more than 7834 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7834 are as follows:
1, 2, 3917, 7834
Therefore, since 7834 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7834 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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