To determine if 8496 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8496.
If the factors of 8496 are only 8496 and 1, then we know that 8496 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8496 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8496 is only divisible by 1 and 8496, then it is a prime number, and if 8496 is divisible by more than 8496 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8496 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 59, 72, 118, 144, 177, 236, 354, 472, 531, 708, 944, 1062, 1416, 2124, 2832, 4248, 8496
Therefore, since 8496 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8496 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8497 prime or composite?
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