To determine if 8296 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8296.
If the factors of 8296 are only 8296 and 1, then we know that 8296 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8296 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8296 is only divisible by 1 and 8296, then it is a prime number, and if 8296 is divisible by more than 8296 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8296 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 61, 68, 122, 136, 244, 488, 1037, 2074, 4148, 8296
Therefore, since 8296 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8296 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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