To determine if 8523 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8523.
If the factors of 8523 are only 8523 and 1, then we know that 8523 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8523 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8523 is only divisible by 1 and 8523, then it is a prime number, and if 8523 is divisible by more than 8523 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8523 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 947, 2841, 8523
Therefore, since 8523 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8523 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8524 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8523 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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