Is 3514 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 3514 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3514:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3514, we found that 3514 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514. Hence, we must say that 3514 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3514 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3514 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3514 which are 3514, 7028 and so on.
About the number 3514:
- 3514 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3514 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3514 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514 are the factors of 3514.
Note:
- 3514 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3514: 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514
- Prime factors of 3514: 2, 7, 251
Conclusion:
- 3514 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514
- And hence, 3514 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3514 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 3514 are
a) 3514
b) 2, 7, 251
c) 14, 502, 1757 and 3514
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514
Ans: b) 2, 7, 251
3) 3514 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 251, 502, 1757 and 3514
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all