To determine if 8442 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8442.
If the factors of 8442 are only 8442 and 1, then we know that 8442 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8442 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8442 is only divisible by 1 and 8442, then it is a prime number, and if 8442 is divisible by more than 8442 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8442 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 67, 126, 134, 201, 402, 469, 603, 938, 1206, 1407, 2814, 4221, 8442
Therefore, since 8442 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8442 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8443 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8442 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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