To determine if 8498 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8498.
If the factors of 8498 are only 8498 and 1, then we know that 8498 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8498 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8498 is only divisible by 1 and 8498, then it is a prime number, and if 8498 is divisible by more than 8498 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8498 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 607, 1214, 4249, 8498
Therefore, since 8498 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8498 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8499 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8498 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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