To determine if 8504 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8504.
If the factors of 8504 are only 8504 and 1, then we know that 8504 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8504 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8504 is only divisible by 1 and 8504, then it is a prime number, and if 8504 is divisible by more than 8504 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8504 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 1063, 2126, 4252, 8504
Therefore, since 8504 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8504 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8505 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8504 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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