To determine if 8386 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8386.
If the factors of 8386 are only 8386 and 1, then we know that 8386 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8386 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8386 is only divisible by 1 and 8386, then it is a prime number, and if 8386 is divisible by more than 8386 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8386 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 599, 1198, 4193, 8386
Therefore, since 8386 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8386 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8387 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8386 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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