To determine if 846 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 846.
If the factors of 846 are only 846 and 1, then we know that 846 is a prime number. Otherwise, 846 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 846 is only divisible by 1 and 846, then it is a prime number, and if 846 is divisible by more than 846 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 846 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 47, 94, 141, 282, 423, 846
Therefore, since 846 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 846 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 847 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 846 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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