To determine if 2652 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2652.
If the factors of 2652 are only 2652 and 1, then we know that 2652 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2652 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2652 is only divisible by 1 and 2652, then it is a prime number, and if 2652 is divisible by more than 2652 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2652 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 17, 26, 34, 39, 51, 52, 68, 78, 102, 156, 204, 221, 442, 663, 884, 1326, 2652
Therefore, since 2652 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2652 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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