To determine if 8463 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8463.
If the factors of 8463 are only 8463 and 1, then we know that 8463 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8463 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8463 is only divisible by 1 and 8463, then it is a prime number, and if 8463 is divisible by more than 8463 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8463 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, 39, 91, 93, 217, 273, 403, 651, 1209, 2821, 8463
Therefore, since 8463 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8463 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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