To determine if 3594 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3594.
If the factors of 3594 are only 3594 and 1, then we know that 3594 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3594 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3594 is only divisible by 1 and 3594, then it is a prime number, and if 3594 is divisible by more than 3594 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3594 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797, 3594
Therefore, since 3594 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3594 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 3594 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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