To determine if 8426 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8426.
If the factors of 8426 are only 8426 and 1, then we know that 8426 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8426 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8426 is only divisible by 1 and 8426, then it is a prime number, and if 8426 is divisible by more than 8426 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8426 are as follows:
1, 2, 11, 22, 383, 766, 4213, 8426
Therefore, since 8426 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8426 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8427 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8426 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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