To determine if 3850 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3850.
If the factors of 3850 are only 3850 and 1, then we know that 3850 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3850 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3850 is only divisible by 1 and 3850, then it is a prime number, and if 3850 is divisible by more than 3850 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3850 are as follows:
1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 22, 25, 35, 50, 55, 70, 77, 110, 154, 175, 275, 350, 385, 550, 770, 1925, 3850
Therefore, since 3850 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3850 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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