To determine if 8584 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8584.
If the factors of 8584 are only 8584 and 1, then we know that 8584 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8584 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8584 is only divisible by 1 and 8584, then it is a prime number, and if 8584 is divisible by more than 8584 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8584 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 232, 296, 1073, 2146, 4292, 8584
Therefore, since 8584 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8584 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8585 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8584 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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