To determine if 8388 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8388.
If the factors of 8388 are only 8388 and 1, then we know that 8388 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8388 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8388 is only divisible by 1 and 8388, then it is a prime number, and if 8388 is divisible by more than 8388 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8388 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398, 2097, 2796, 4194, 8388
Therefore, since 8388 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8388 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8389 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8388 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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