To determine if 8394 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8394.
If the factors of 8394 are only 8394 and 1, then we know that 8394 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8394 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8394 is only divisible by 1 and 8394, then it is a prime number, and if 8394 is divisible by more than 8394 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8394 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1399, 2798, 4197, 8394
Therefore, since 8394 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8394 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8395 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8394 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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