To determine if 8576 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8576.
If the factors of 8576 are only 8576 and 1, then we know that 8576 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8576 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8576 is only divisible by 1 and 8576, then it is a prime number, and if 8576 is divisible by more than 8576 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8576 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 67, 128, 134, 268, 536, 1072, 2144, 4288, 8576
Therefore, since 8576 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8576 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8577 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8576 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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