To determine if 3162 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3162.
If the factors of 3162 are only 3162 and 1, then we know that 3162 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3162 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3162 is only divisible by 1 and 3162, then it is a prime number, and if 3162 is divisible by more than 3162 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3162 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 31, 34, 51, 62, 93, 102, 186, 527, 1054, 1581, 3162
Therefore, since 3162 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3162 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 3162 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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