To determine if 8708 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8708.
If the factors of 8708 are only 8708 and 1, then we know that 8708 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8708 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8708 is only divisible by 1 and 8708, then it is a prime number, and if 8708 is divisible by more than 8708 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8708 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 311, 622, 1244, 2177, 4354, 8708
Therefore, since 8708 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8708 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8709 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8708 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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