To determine if 8201 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8201.
If the factors of 8201 are only 8201 and 1, then we know that 8201 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8201 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8201 is only divisible by 1 and 8201, then it is a prime number, and if 8201 is divisible by more than 8201 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8201 are as follows:
1, 59, 139, 8201
Therefore, since 8201 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8201 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8202 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8201 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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