Is 3523 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 3523 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3523:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3523, we found that 3523 has factors 1, 13, 271 and 3523. Hence, we must say that 3523 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3523 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3523 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3523 which are 3523, 7046 and so on.
3523 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3523:
- 3523 has more than two factors which are 1, 13, 271 and 3523 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3523 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3523 by 1, 13, 271 and 3523 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 13, 271 and 3523 are the factors of 3523
Note:
- 3523 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3523: 1, 13, 271 and 3523
- Prime factors of 3523: 13, 271
Conclusion:
- 3523 is the composite number which has factors 1, 13, 271 and 3523.
- And hence, 3523 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3523 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 3523 are
a) 1
b) 13, 271
c) 1, 13, 271 and 3523
d) 1 and 3523
Ans: d)1 and 3523
3) 3523 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 13, 271 and 3523
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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