To determine if 8712 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8712.
If the factors of 8712 are only 8712 and 1, then we know that 8712 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8712 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8712 is only divisible by 1 and 8712, then it is a prime number, and if 8712 is divisible by more than 8712 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8712 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 24, 33, 36, 44, 66, 72, 88, 99, 121, 132, 198, 242, 264, 363, 396, 484, 726, 792, 968, 1089, 1452, 2178, 2904, 4356, 8712
Therefore, since 8712 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8712 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8713 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8712 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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