To determine if 8446 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8446.
If the factors of 8446 are only 8446 and 1, then we know that 8446 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8446 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8446 is only divisible by 1 and 8446, then it is a prime number, and if 8446 is divisible by more than 8446 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8446 are as follows:
1, 2, 41, 82, 103, 206, 4223, 8446
Therefore, since 8446 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8446 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8447 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8446 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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