To determine if 3429 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3429.
If the factors of 3429 are only 3429 and 1, then we know that 3429 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3429 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3429 is only divisible by 1 and 3429, then it is a prime number, and if 3429 is divisible by more than 3429 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3429 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 27, 127, 381, 1143, 3429
Therefore, since 3429 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3429 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3430 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3429 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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