To determine if 8544 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8544.
If the factors of 8544 are only 8544 and 1, then we know that 8544 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8544 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8544 is only divisible by 1 and 8544, then it is a prime number, and if 8544 is divisible by more than 8544 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8544 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 89, 96, 178, 267, 356, 534, 712, 1068, 1424, 2136, 2848, 4272, 8544
Therefore, since 8544 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8544 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8545 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8544 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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