Is 3525 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 3525 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3525:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3525, we found that 3525 has factors 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525. Hence, we must say that 3525 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3525 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3525 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3525 which are 3525, 7050 and so on.
3525 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3525:
- 3525 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3525 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3525 by 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525 are the factors of 3525
Note:
- 3525 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3525: 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525
- Prime factors of 3525: 3, 5, 47
Conclusion:
- 3525 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525.
- And hence, 3525 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3525 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 3525 are
a) 1
b) 3, 5, 47
c) 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525
d) 1, 15, 25, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525
Ans: d) 1, 15, 25, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525
3) 3525 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 141, 235, 705, 1175 and 3525
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
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Ans: d) all
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