To determine if 7923 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7923.
If the factors of 7923 are only 7923 and 1, then we know that 7923 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7923 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7923 is only divisible by 1 and 7923, then it is a prime number, and if 7923 is divisible by more than 7923 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7923 are as follows:
1, 3, 19, 57, 139, 417, 2641, 7923
Therefore, since 7923 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7923 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7924 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7923 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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