Is 3252 is a composite number or not ?
- As we already know that, the number having factors 1 and the number itself is the prime number.
- And numbers having more than these two factors are the composite numbers.
- To check whether the number 3252 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3252:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3252, we found that 3252 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252. Hence, we must say that 3252 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3252 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3252 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3252 which are 3252, 6504 and so on.
About the number 3252:
- 3252 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3252 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3252 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252 are the factors of 3252.
Note:
- 3252 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3252: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252
- Prime factors of 3252: 2, 3, 271
Conclusion:
- 3252 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252
- And hence, 3252 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3252 is a
a) Prime number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 3252 are
a) 3252
b) 2, 3, 271
c) 4, 6, 12, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252
Ans: b) 2, 3, 271
3) 3252 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1626 and 3252