Is 3522 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 3522 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3522:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3522, we found that 3522 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522. Hence, we must say that 3522 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3522 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3522 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3522 which are 3522, 7044 and so on.
About the number 3522:
- 3522 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3522 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3522 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522 are the factors of 3522.
Note:
- 3522 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3522: 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522
- Prime factors of 3522: 2, 3, 587
Conclusion:
- 3522 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522
- And hence, 3522 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3522 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 3522 are
a) 3522
b) 2, 3, 587
c) 6, 1174, 1761 and 3522
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522
Ans: b) 2, 3, 587
3) 3522 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761 and 3522
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all