Is 3544 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 3544 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3544:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3544, we found that 3544 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544. Hence, we must say that 3544 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3544 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3544 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3544 which are 3544, 7088 and so on.
About the number 3544:
- 3544 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3544 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3544 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544 are the factors of 3544.
Note:
- 3544 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3544: 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544
- Prime factors of 3544: 2, 443
Conclusion:
- 3544 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544
- And hence, 3544 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3544 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 3544 are
a) 3544
b) 2, 443
c) 4, 8, 886, 1772 and 3544
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544
Ans: b) 2, 443
3) 3544 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 443, 886, 1772 and 3544
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all