To determine if 8776 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8776.
If the factors of 8776 are only 8776 and 1, then we know that 8776 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8776 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8776 is only divisible by 1 and 8776, then it is a prime number, and if 8776 is divisible by more than 8776 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8776 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 1097, 2194, 4388, 8776
Therefore, since 8776 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8776 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8777 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8776 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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