To determine if 3560 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3560.
If the factors of 3560 are only 3560 and 1, then we know that 3560 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3560 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3560 is only divisible by 1 and 3560, then it is a prime number, and if 3560 is divisible by more than 3560 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3560 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 89, 178, 356, 445, 712, 890, 1780, 3560
Therefore, since 3560 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3560 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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