Is 3503 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 3503 is composite or not first we have to find its fact
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Factors of 3503:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3503, we found that 3503 has factors 1, 31, 113 and 3503. Hence, we must say that 3503 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3503 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3503 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3503 which are 3503, 7006 and so on.
3503 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3503:
- 3503 has more than two factors which are 1, 31, 113 and 3503 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3503 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3503 by 1, 31, 113 and 3503 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 31, 113 and 3503 are the factors of 3503
Note:
- 3503 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3503: 1, 31, 113 and 3503
- Prime factors of 3503: 31, 113
Conclusion:
- 3503 is the composite number which has factors 1, 31, 1113 and 3503.
- And hence, 3503 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3503 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 3503 are
a) 1
b) 31, 113
c) 1, 31, 113 and 3503
d) 1 and 3503
Ans: d) 1 and 3503
3) 3503 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 31, 113 and 3503
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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