To determine if 3549 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3549.
If the factors of 3549 are only 3549 and 1, then we know that 3549 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3549 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3549 is only divisible by 1 and 3549, then it is a prime number, and if 3549 is divisible by more than 3549 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3549 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183, 3549
Therefore, since 3549 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3549 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3550 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3549 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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