To determine if 8800 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8800.
If the factors of 8800 are only 8800 and 1, then we know that 8800 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8800 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8800 is only divisible by 1 and 8800, then it is a prime number, and if 8800 is divisible by more than 8800 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8800 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, 25, 32, 40, 44, 50, 55, 80, 88, 100, 110, 160, 176, 200, 220, 275, 352, 400, 440, 550, 800, 880, 1100, 1760, 2200, 4400, 8800
Therefore, since 8800 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8800 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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