To determine if 8760 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8760.
If the factors of 8760 are only 8760 and 1, then we know that 8760 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8760 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8760 is only divisible by 1 and 8760, then it is a prime number, and if 8760 is divisible by more than 8760 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8760 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 73, 120, 146, 219, 292, 365, 438, 584, 730, 876, 1095, 1460, 1752, 2190, 2920, 4380, 8760
Therefore, since 8760 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8760 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8761 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8760 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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