To determine if 8637 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8637.
If the factors of 8637 are only 8637 and 1, then we know that 8637 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8637 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8637 is only divisible by 1 and 8637, then it is a prime number, and if 8637 is divisible by more than 8637 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8637 are as follows:
1, 3, 2879, 8637
Therefore, since 8637 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8637 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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