To determine if 3660 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3660.
If the factors of 3660 are only 3660 and 1, then we know that 3660 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3660 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3660 is only divisible by 1 and 3660, then it is a prime number, and if 3660 is divisible by more than 3660 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3660 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 61, 122, 183, 244, 305, 366, 610, 732, 915, 1220, 1830, 3660
Therefore, since 3660 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3660 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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