To determine if 8195 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8195.
If the factors of 8195 are only 8195 and 1, then we know that 8195 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8195 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8195 is only divisible by 1 and 8195, then it is a prime number, and if 8195 is divisible by more than 8195 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8195 are as follows:
1, 5, 11, 55, 149, 745, 1639, 8195
Therefore, since 8195 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8195 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8196 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8195 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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