To determine if 8798 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8798.
If the factors of 8798 are only 8798 and 1, then we know that 8798 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8798 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8798 is only divisible by 1 and 8798, then it is a prime number, and if 8798 is divisible by more than 8798 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8798 are as follows:
1, 2, 53, 83, 106, 166, 4399, 8798
Therefore, since 8798 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8798 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8799 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8798 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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