To determine if 3492 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3492.
If the factors of 3492 are only 3492 and 1, then we know that 3492 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3492 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3492 is only divisible by 1 and 3492, then it is a prime number, and if 3492 is divisible by more than 3492 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3492 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 97, 194, 291, 388, 582, 873, 1164, 1746, 3492
Therefore, since 3492 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3492 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3493 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3492 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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