Is 3537 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 3537 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3537:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3537, we found that 3537 has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537. Hence, we must say that 3537 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3537 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3537 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3537 which are 3537, 7074 and so on.
3537 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3537 :
- 3537 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3537 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3537 by 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537 are the factors of 3537
Note:
- 3537 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3537: 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537
- Prime factors of 3537: 3, 131
Conclusion:
- 3537 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537.
- And hence, 3537 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3537 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 3537 are
a) 1
b) 3, 131
c) 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537
d) 1, 9, 27, 393, 1179 and 3537
Ans: d) 1, 9, 27, 393, 1179 and 3537
3) 3537 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179 and 3537
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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