To determine if 8796 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8796.
If the factors of 8796 are only 8796 and 1, then we know that 8796 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8796 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8796 is only divisible by 1 and 8796, then it is a prime number, and if 8796 is divisible by more than 8796 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8796 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 733, 1466, 2199, 2932, 4398, 8796
Therefore, since 8796 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8796 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8797 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8796 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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