To determine if 8344 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8344.
If the factors of 8344 are only 8344 and 1, then we know that 8344 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8344 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8344 is only divisible by 1 and 8344, then it is a prime number, and if 8344 is divisible by more than 8344 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8344 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 149, 298, 596, 1043, 1192, 2086, 4172, 8344
Therefore, since 8344 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8344 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8345 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8344 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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