To determine if 8469 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8469.
If the factors of 8469 are only 8469 and 1, then we know that 8469 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8469 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8469 is only divisible by 1 and 8469, then it is a prime number, and if 8469 is divisible by more than 8469 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8469 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 941, 2823, 8469
Therefore, since 8469 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8469 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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