To determine if 8722 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8722.
If the factors of 8722 are only 8722 and 1, then we know that 8722 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8722 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8722 is only divisible by 1 and 8722, then it is a prime number, and if 8722 is divisible by more than 8722 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8722 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 89, 98, 178, 623, 1246, 4361, 8722
Therefore, since 8722 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8722 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8723 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8722 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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