To determine if 8559 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8559.
If the factors of 8559 are only 8559 and 1, then we know that 8559 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8559 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8559 is only divisible by 1 and 8559, then it is a prime number, and if 8559 is divisible by more than 8559 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8559 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 27, 317, 951, 2853, 8559
Therefore, since 8559 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8559 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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