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Oh, dude, 3 is a Prime number because it can only be divided by 1 and itself. It's like the loner of the number world, only hanging out with 1 and 3. So yeah, 3 is definitely a prime number, no need to worry about it being a composite one.

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Prime numbers have exactly two factors. 3 has exactly two factors: 1 and 3. So 3 is prime.

Composite numbers have more than two factors. 4 is composite because it has three factors: 1, 2, and 4.

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