To determine if 3616 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3616.
If the factors of 3616 are only 3616 and 1, then we know that 3616 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3616 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3616 is only divisible by 1 and 3616, then it is a prime number, and if 3616 is divisible by more than 3616 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3616 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808, 3616
Therefore, since 3616 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3616 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3617 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3616 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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