To determine if 8736 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8736.
If the factors of 8736 are only 8736 and 1, then we know that 8736 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8736 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8736 is only divisible by 1 and 8736, then it is a prime number, and if 8736 is divisible by more than 8736 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8736 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 32, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 96, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 224, 273, 312, 336, 364, 416, 546, 624, 672, 728, 1092, 1248, 1456, 2184, 2912, 4368, 8736
Therefore, since 8736 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8736 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8737 prime or composite?
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