To determine if 8384 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8384.
If the factors of 8384 are only 8384 and 1, then we know that 8384 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8384 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8384 is only divisible by 1 and 8384, then it is a prime number, and if 8384 is divisible by more than 8384 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8384 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 131, 262, 524, 1048, 2096, 4192, 8384
Therefore, since 8384 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8384 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8385 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8384 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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