To determine if 8824 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8824.
If the factors of 8824 are only 8824 and 1, then we know that 8824 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8824 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8824 is only divisible by 1 and 8824, then it is a prime number, and if 8824 is divisible by more than 8824 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8824 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 1103, 2206, 4412, 8824
Therefore, since 8824 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8824 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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