To determine if 3536 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3536.
If the factors of 3536 are only 3536 and 1, then we know that 3536 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3536 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3536 is only divisible by 1 and 3536, then it is a prime number, and if 3536 is divisible by more than 3536 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3536 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 17, 26, 34, 52, 68, 104, 136, 208, 221, 272, 442, 884, 1768, 3536
Therefore, since 3536 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3536 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3537 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3536 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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