To determine if 3096 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3096.
If the factors of 3096 are only 3096 and 1, then we know that 3096 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3096 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3096 is only divisible by 1 and 3096, then it is a prime number, and if 3096 is divisible by more than 3096 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3096 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 43, 72, 86, 129, 172, 258, 344, 387, 516, 774, 1032, 1548, 3096
Therefore, since 3096 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3096 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3097 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3096 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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