To determine if 8236 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8236.
If the factors of 8236 are only 8236 and 1, then we know that 8236 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8236 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8236 is only divisible by 1 and 8236, then it is a prime number, and if 8236 is divisible by more than 8236 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8236 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 71, 116, 142, 284, 2059, 4118, 8236
Therefore, since 8236 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8236 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8237 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8236 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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