To determine if 8862 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8862.
If the factors of 8862 are only 8862 and 1, then we know that 8862 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8862 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8862 is only divisible by 1 and 8862, then it is a prime number, and if 8862 is divisible by more than 8862 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8862 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 211, 422, 633, 1266, 1477, 2954, 4431, 8862
Therefore, since 8862 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8862 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8863 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8862 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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