To determine if 8434 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8434.
If the factors of 8434 are only 8434 and 1, then we know that 8434 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8434 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8434 is only divisible by 1 and 8434, then it is a prime number, and if 8434 is divisible by more than 8434 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8434 are as follows:
1, 2, 4217, 8434
Therefore, since 8434 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8434 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 8434 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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