To determine if 3512 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3512.
If the factors of 3512 are only 3512 and 1, then we know that 3512 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3512 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3512 is only divisible by 1 and 3512, then it is a prime number, and if 3512 is divisible by more than 3512 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3512 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756, 3512
Therefore, since 3512 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3512 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3513 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3512 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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