To determine if 3493 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3493.
If the factors of 3493 are only 3493 and 1, then we know that 3493 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3493 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3493 is only divisible by 1 and 3493, then it is a prime number, and if 3493 is divisible by more than 3493 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3493 are as follows:
1, 7, 499, 3493
Therefore, since 3493 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3493 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3494 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3493 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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