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Is 346 a prime number or a composite number?

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A Prime number is a number with exactly two factors: 1 and itself. A composite number has more than two factors. 346 is not a prime number because it has other factors; it is a composite number. Its factors are 1, 2, 173, and 346.

Note: Because 346 is an even number (ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) greater than 2, it is divisible by 2 and cannot be a prime number.

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