Is 3524 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 3524 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3524:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3524, we found that 3524 has factors 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524. Hence, we must say that 3524 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3524 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3524 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3524 which are 3524, 7048 and so on.
About the number 3524:
- 3524 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3524 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3524 by, 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524 are the factors of 3524.
Note:
- 3524 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3524: 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524
- Prime factors of 3524: 2, 881
Conclusion:
- 3524 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524
- And hence, 3524 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3524 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 3524 are
a) 3524
b) 2, 881
c) 4, 1762 and 3524
d) 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524
Ans: b) 2, 881
3) 3524 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 881, 1762 and 3524
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all