To determine if 3230 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3230.
If the factors of 3230 are only 3230 and 1, then we know that 3230 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3230 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3230 is only divisible by 1 and 3230, then it is a prime number, and if 3230 is divisible by more than 3230 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3230 are as follows:
1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 19, 34, 38, 85, 95, 170, 190, 323, 646, 1615, 3230
Therefore, since 3230 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3230 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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