To determine if 8432 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8432.
If the factors of 8432 are only 8432 and 1, then we know that 8432 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8432 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8432 is only divisible by 1 and 8432, then it is a prime number, and if 8432 is divisible by more than 8432 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8432 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 31, 34, 62, 68, 124, 136, 248, 272, 496, 527, 1054, 2108, 4216, 8432
Therefore, since 8432 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8432 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8433 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8432 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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