To determine if 3144 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3144.
If the factors of 3144 are only 3144 and 1, then we know that 3144 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3144 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3144 is only divisible by 1 and 3144, then it is a prime number, and if 3144 is divisible by more than 3144 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3144 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786, 1048, 1572, 3144
Therefore, since 3144 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3144 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3145 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3144 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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