To determine if 3488 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3488.
If the factors of 3488 are only 3488 and 1, then we know that 3488 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3488 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3488 is only divisible by 1 and 3488, then it is a prime number, and if 3488 is divisible by more than 3488 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3488 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 109, 218, 436, 872, 1744, 3488
Therefore, since 3488 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3488 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3489 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3488 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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