To determine if 3495 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3495.
If the factors of 3495 are only 3495 and 1, then we know that 3495 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3495 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3495 is only divisible by 1 and 3495, then it is a prime number, and if 3495 is divisible by more than 3495 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3495 are as follows:
1, 3, 5, 15, 233, 699, 1165, 3495
Therefore, since 3495 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3495 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 3495 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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