To determine if 3472 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3472.
If the factors of 3472 are only 3472 and 1, then we know that 3472 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3472 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3472 is only divisible by 1 and 3472, then it is a prime number, and if 3472 is divisible by more than 3472 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3472 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 31, 56, 62, 112, 124, 217, 248, 434, 496, 868, 1736, 3472
Therefore, since 3472 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3472 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3473 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3472 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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