To determine if 8748 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8748.
If the factors of 8748 are only 8748 and 1, then we know that 8748 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8748 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8748 is only divisible by 1 and 8748, then it is a prime number, and if 8748 is divisible by more than 8748 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8748 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 729, 972, 1458, 2187, 2916, 4374, 8748
Therefore, since 8748 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8748 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8749 prime or composite?
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