Is 3501 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 3501 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3501:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3501, we found that 3501 has factors 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501. Hence, we must say that 3501 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3501 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3501 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3501 which are 3501, 7002 and so on.
3501 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3501:
- 3501 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3501 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3501 by 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501 are the factors of 3501
Note:
- 3501 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3501: 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501
- Prime factors of 3501: 3, 389
Conclusion:
- 3501 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501.
- And hence, 3501 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3501 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 3501 are
a) 1
b) 3, 389
c) 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501
d) 1, 9, 1167 and 3501
Ans: d) 1, 9, 1167 and 3501
3) 3501 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 389, 1167 and 3501
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all