To determine if 8823 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8823.
If the factors of 8823 are only 8823 and 1, then we know that 8823 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8823 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8823 is only divisible by 1 and 8823, then it is a prime number, and if 8823 is divisible by more than 8823 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8823 are as follows:
1, 3, 17, 51, 173, 519, 2941, 8823
Therefore, since 8823 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8823 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8824 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8823 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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