To determine if 8723 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8723.
If the factors of 8723 are only 8723 and 1, then we know that 8723 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8723 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8723 is only divisible by 1 and 8723, then it is a prime number, and if 8723 is divisible by more than 8723 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8723 are as follows:
1, 11, 13, 61, 143, 671, 793, 8723
Therefore, since 8723 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8723 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 8723 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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