To determine if 8768 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8768.
If the factors of 8768 are only 8768 and 1, then we know that 8768 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8768 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8768 is only divisible by 1 and 8768, then it is a prime number, and if 8768 is divisible by more than 8768 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8768 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 137, 274, 548, 1096, 2192, 4384, 8768
Therefore, since 8768 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8768 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8769 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8768 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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