To determine if 3426 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3426.
If the factors of 3426 are only 3426 and 1, then we know that 3426 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3426 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3426 is only divisible by 1 and 3426, then it is a prime number, and if 3426 is divisible by more than 3426 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3426 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713, 3426
Therefore, since 3426 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3426 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 3427 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3426 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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