To determine if 8672 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8672.
If the factors of 8672 are only 8672 and 1, then we know that 8672 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8672 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8672 is only divisible by 1 and 8672, then it is a prime number, and if 8672 is divisible by more than 8672 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8672 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 271, 542, 1084, 2168, 4336, 8672
Therefore, since 8672 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8672 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8673 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8672 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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