Is 3531 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 3531 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3531:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3531, we found that 3531 has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531. Hence, we must say that 3531 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3531 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3531 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3531 which are 3531, 7062 and so on.
3531 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3531:
- 3531 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3531 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3531 by 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531 are the factors of 3531
Note:
- 3531 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3531: 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531
- Prime factors of 3531: 3, 11, 107
Conclusion:
- 3531 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531.
- And hence, 3531 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3531 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 3531 are
a) 1
b) 3, 11, 107
c) 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531
d) 1, 33, 321, 1177 and 3531
Ans: d) 1, 33, 321, 1177 and 3531
3) 3531 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177 and 3531
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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