To determine if 8260 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8260.
If the factors of 8260 are only 8260 and 1, then we know that 8260 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8260 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8260 is only divisible by 1 and 8260, then it is a prime number, and if 8260 is divisible by more than 8260 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8260 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 59, 70, 118, 140, 236, 295, 413, 590, 826, 1180, 1652, 2065, 4130, 8260
Therefore, since 8260 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8260 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8261 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8260 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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