To determine if 8567 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8567.
If the factors of 8567 are only 8567 and 1, then we know that 8567 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8567 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8567 is only divisible by 1 and 8567, then it is a prime number, and if 8567 is divisible by more than 8567 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8567 are as follows:
1, 13, 659, 8567
Therefore, since 8567 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8567 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8568 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8567 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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