To determine if 816 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 816.
If the factors of 816 are only 816 and 1, then we know that 816 is a prime number. Otherwise, 816 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 816 is only divisible by 1 and 816, then it is a prime number, and if 816 is divisible by more than 816 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 816 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 17, 24, 34, 48, 51, 68, 102, 136, 204, 272, 408, 816
Therefore, since 816 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 816 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 817 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 816 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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