To determine if 8724 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8724.
If the factors of 8724 are only 8724 and 1, then we know that 8724 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8724 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8724 is only divisible by 1 and 8724, then it is a prime number, and if 8724 is divisible by more than 8724 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8724 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 727, 1454, 2181, 2908, 4362, 8724
Therefore, since 8724 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8724 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 8724 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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