To determine if 8524 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8524.
If the factors of 8524 are only 8524 and 1, then we know that 8524 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8524 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8524 is only divisible by 1 and 8524, then it is a prime number, and if 8524 is divisible by more than 8524 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8524 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 2131, 4262, 8524
Therefore, since 8524 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8524 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8525 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8524 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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