To determine if 8608 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8608.
If the factors of 8608 are only 8608 and 1, then we know that 8608 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8608 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8608 is only divisible by 1 and 8608, then it is a prime number, and if 8608 is divisible by more than 8608 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8608 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 269, 538, 1076, 2152, 4304, 8608
Therefore, since 8608 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8608 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8609 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8608 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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