To determine if 8319 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8319.
If the factors of 8319 are only 8319 and 1, then we know that 8319 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8319 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8319 is only divisible by 1 and 8319, then it is a prime number, and if 8319 is divisible by more than 8319 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8319 are as follows:
1, 3, 47, 59, 141, 177, 2773, 8319
Therefore, since 8319 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8319 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8320 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8319 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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