To determine if 3114 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3114.
If the factors of 3114 are only 3114 and 1, then we know that 3114 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3114 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3114 is only divisible by 1 and 3114, then it is a prime number, and if 3114 is divisible by more than 3114 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3114 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 173, 346, 519, 1038, 1557, 3114
Therefore, since 3114 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3114 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3115 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3114 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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