To determine if 8701 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8701.
If the factors of 8701 are only 8701 and 1, then we know that 8701 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8701 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8701 is only divisible by 1 and 8701, then it is a prime number, and if 8701 is divisible by more than 8701 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8701 are as follows:
1, 7, 11, 77, 113, 791, 1243, 8701
Therefore, since 8701 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8701 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8702 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8701 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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