To determine if 8735 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8735.
If the factors of 8735 are only 8735 and 1, then we know that 8735 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8735 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8735 is only divisible by 1 and 8735, then it is a prime number, and if 8735 is divisible by more than 8735 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8735 are as follows:
1, 5, 1747, 8735
Therefore, since 8735 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8735 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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