To determine if 8604 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8604.
If the factors of 8604 are only 8604 and 1, then we know that 8604 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8604 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8604 is only divisible by 1 and 8604, then it is a prime number, and if 8604 is divisible by more than 8604 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8604 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1434, 2151, 2868, 4302, 8604
Therefore, since 8604 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8604 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8605 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8604 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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