To determine if 8476 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8476.
If the factors of 8476 are only 8476 and 1, then we know that 8476 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8476 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8476 is only divisible by 1 and 8476, then it is a prime number, and if 8476 is divisible by more than 8476 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8476 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 163, 326, 652, 2119, 4238, 8476
Therefore, since 8476 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8476 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8477 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8476 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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