To determine if 896 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 896.
If the factors of 896 are only 896 and 1, then we know that 896 is a prime number. Otherwise, 896 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 896 is only divisible by 1 and 896, then it is a prime number, and if 896 is divisible by more than 896 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 896 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 128, 224, 448, 896
Therefore, since 896 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 896 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 897 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 896 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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