Is 3282 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 3282 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3282:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3282, we found that 3282 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282. Hence, we must say that 3282 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3282 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3282 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3282 which are 3282, 6564 and so on.
About the number 3282:
- 3282 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3282 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3282 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282 are the factors of 3282.
Note:
- 3282 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3282: 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282
- Prime factors of 3282: 2, 3, 547
Conclusion:
- 3282 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282
- And hence, 3282 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3282 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 3282 are
a) 3282
b) 2, 3, 547
c) 6, 1094, 1641 and 3282
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282
Ans: b) 2, 3, 547
3) 3282 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 547, 1094, 1641 and 3282