To determine if 8256 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8256.
If the factors of 8256 are only 8256 and 1, then we know that 8256 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8256 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8256 is only divisible by 1 and 8256, then it is a prime number, and if 8256 is divisible by more than 8256 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8256 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 43, 48, 64, 86, 96, 129, 172, 192, 258, 344, 516, 688, 1032, 1376, 2064, 2752, 4128, 8256
Therefore, since 8256 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8256 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8257 prime or composite?
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