To determine if 8802 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8802.
If the factors of 8802 are only 8802 and 1, then we know that 8802 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8802 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8802 is only divisible by 1 and 8802, then it is a prime number, and if 8802 is divisible by more than 8802 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8802 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 163, 326, 489, 978, 1467, 2934, 4401, 8802
Therefore, since 8802 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8802 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8803 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8802 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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