To determine if 3516 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3516.
If the factors of 3516 are only 3516 and 1, then we know that 3516 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3516 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3516 is only divisible by 1 and 3516, then it is a prime number, and if 3516 is divisible by more than 3516 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3516 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 293, 586, 879, 1172, 1758, 3516
Therefore, since 3516 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3516 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3517 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3516 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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