To determine if 2601 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2601.
If the factors of 2601 are only 2601 and 1, then we know that 2601 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2601 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2601 is only divisible by 1 and 2601, then it is a prime number, and if 2601 is divisible by more than 2601 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2601 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867, 2601
Therefore, since 2601 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2601 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 2601 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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