To determine if 8492 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8492.
If the factors of 8492 are only 8492 and 1, then we know that 8492 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8492 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8492 is only divisible by 1 and 8492, then it is a prime number, and if 8492 is divisible by more than 8492 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8492 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 193, 386, 772, 2123, 4246, 8492
Therefore, since 8492 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8492 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8493 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8492 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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