To determine if 8437 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8437.
If the factors of 8437 are only 8437 and 1, then we know that 8437 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8437 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8437 is only divisible by 1 and 8437, then it is a prime number, and if 8437 is divisible by more than 8437 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8437 are as follows:
1, 11, 13, 59, 143, 649, 767, 8437
Therefore, since 8437 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8437 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8438 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8437 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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