To determine if 8968 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 8968.
If the factors of 8968 are only 8968 and 1, then we know that 8968 is a prime number. Otherwise, 8968 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 8968 is only divisible by 1 and 8968, then it is a prime number, and if 8968 is divisible by more than 8968 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 8968 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 152, 236, 472, 1121, 2242, 4484, 8968
Therefore, since 8968 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 8968 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 8969 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 8968 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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