To determine if 8718 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8718.
If the factors of 8718 are only 8718 and 1, then we know that 8718 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8718 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8718 is only divisible by 1 and 8718, then it is a prime number, and if 8718 is divisible by more than 8718 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8718 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1453, 2906, 4359, 8718
Therefore, since 8718 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8718 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8719 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8718 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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