To determine if 8532 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8532.
If the factors of 8532 are only 8532 and 1, then we know that 8532 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8532 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8532 is only divisible by 1 and 8532, then it is a prime number, and if 8532 is divisible by more than 8532 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8532 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 79, 108, 158, 237, 316, 474, 711, 948, 1422, 2133, 2844, 4266, 8532
Therefore, since 8532 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8532 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8533 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8532 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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