To determine if 8359 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8359.
If the factors of 8359 are only 8359 and 1, then we know that 8359 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8359 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8359 is only divisible by 1 and 8359, then it is a prime number, and if 8359 is divisible by more than 8359 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8359 are as follows:
1, 13, 643, 8359
Therefore, since 8359 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8359 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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