To determine if 3460 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3460.
If the factors of 3460 are only 3460 and 1, then we know that 3460 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3460 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3460 is only divisible by 1 and 3460, then it is a prime number, and if 3460 is divisible by more than 3460 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3460 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 173, 346, 692, 865, 1730, 3460
Therefore, since 3460 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3460 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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