Is 3512 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 3512 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3512:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3512, we found that 3512 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512. Hence, we must say that 3512 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3512 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3512 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3512 which are 3512, 7024 and so on.
About the number 3512:
- 3512 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3512 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3512 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512 are the factors of 3512.
Note:
- 3512 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3512: 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512
- Prime factors of 3512: 2, 439
Conclusion:
- 3512 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512
- And hence, 3512 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3512 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 3512 are
a) 3512
b) 2, 439
c) 4, 8, 878, 1756 and 3512
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512
Ans: b) 2, 439
3) 3512 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 439, 878, 1756 and 3512
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all