To determine if 8536 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8536.
If the factors of 8536 are only 8536 and 1, then we know that 8536 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8536 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8536 is only divisible by 1 and 8536, then it is a prime number, and if 8536 is divisible by more than 8536 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8536 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 97, 194, 388, 776, 1067, 2134, 4268, 8536
Therefore, since 8536 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8536 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8537 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8536 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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