To determine if 936 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 936.
If the factors of 936 are only 936 and 1, then we know that 936 is a prime number. Otherwise, 936 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 936 is only divisible by 1 and 936, then it is a prime number, and if 936 is divisible by more than 936 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 936 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36, 39, 52, 72, 78, 104, 117, 156, 234, 312, 468, 936
Therefore, since 936 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 936 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 937 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 936 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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