To determine if 8562 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8562.
If the factors of 8562 are only 8562 and 1, then we know that 8562 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8562 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8562 is only divisible by 1 and 8562, then it is a prime number, and if 8562 is divisible by more than 8562 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8562 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1427, 2854, 4281, 8562
Therefore, since 8562 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8562 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8563 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8562 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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