To determine if 3636 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3636.
If the factors of 3636 are only 3636 and 1, then we know that 3636 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3636 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3636 is only divisible by 1 and 3636, then it is a prime number, and if 3636 is divisible by more than 3636 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3636 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 101, 202, 303, 404, 606, 909, 1212, 1818, 3636
Therefore, since 3636 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3636 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3637 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3636 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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