To determine if 8582 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8582.
If the factors of 8582 are only 8582 and 1, then we know that 8582 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8582 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8582 is only divisible by 1 and 8582, then it is a prime number, and if 8582 is divisible by more than 8582 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8582 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 613, 1226, 4291, 8582
Therefore, since 8582 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8582 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8583 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8582 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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