To determine if 8196 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8196.
If the factors of 8196 are only 8196 and 1, then we know that 8196 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8196 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8196 is only divisible by 1 and 8196, then it is a prime number, and if 8196 is divisible by more than 8196 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8196 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 683, 1366, 2049, 2732, 4098, 8196
Therefore, since 8196 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8196 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8197 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8196 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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