To determine if 8840 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8840.
If the factors of 8840 are only 8840 and 1, then we know that 8840 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8840 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8840 is only divisible by 1 and 8840, then it is a prime number, and if 8840 is divisible by more than 8840 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8840 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 17, 20, 26, 34, 40, 52, 65, 68, 85, 104, 130, 136, 170, 221, 260, 340, 442, 520, 680, 884, 1105, 1768, 2210, 4420, 8840
Therefore, since 8840 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8840 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8841 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8840 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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