Is 3549 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 3549 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3549:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3549, we found that 3549 has factors 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549. Hence, we must say that 3549 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3549 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3549 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3549 which are 3549, 7098 and so on.
3549 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3549:
- 3549 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3549 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3549 by 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549 are the factors of 3549
Note:
- 3549 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3549: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549
- Prime factors of 3549: 3, 7, 13
Conclusion:
- 3549 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549.
- And hence, 3549 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3549 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 3549 are
a) 1
b) 3, 7, 13
c) 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549
d) 1, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549
Ans: d)1,21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549
3) 3549 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91, 169, 273, 507, 1183 and 3549
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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