To determine if 8860 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8860.
If the factors of 8860 are only 8860 and 1, then we know that 8860 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8860 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8860 is only divisible by 1 and 8860, then it is a prime number, and if 8860 is divisible by more than 8860 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8860 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 443, 886, 1772, 2215, 4430, 8860
Therefore, since 8860 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8860 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 8861 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8860 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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