To determine if 8517 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8517.
If the factors of 8517 are only 8517 and 1, then we know that 8517 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8517 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8517 is only divisible by 1 and 8517, then it is a prime number, and if 8517 is divisible by more than 8517 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8517 are as follows:
1, 3, 17, 51, 167, 501, 2839, 8517
Therefore, since 8517 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8517 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8518 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8517 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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