To determine if 8940 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8940.
If the factors of 8940 are only 8940 and 1, then we know that 8940 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8940 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8940 is only divisible by 1 and 8940, then it is a prime number, and if 8940 is divisible by more than 8940 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8940 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 149, 298, 447, 596, 745, 894, 1490, 1788, 2235, 2980, 4470, 8940
Therefore, since 8940 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8940 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8941 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8940 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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