Is 3551 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 3551 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3551:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3551, we found that 3551 has factors 1, 53, 67 and 3551. Hence, we must say that 3551 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3551 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3551 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3551 which are 3551, 7102 and so on.
3551 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3551:
- 3551 has more than two factors which are 1, 53, 67 and 3551 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3551 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3551 by 1, 53, 67 and 3551 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 53, 67 and 3551 are the factors of 3551
Note:
- 3551 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3551: 1, 53, 67 and 3551
- Prime factors of 3551: 53, 67
Conclusion:
- 3551 is the composite number which has factors 1, 53, 67 and 3551.
- And hence, 3551 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3551 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 3551 are
a) 1
b) 53, 67
c) 1, 53, 67 and 3551
d) 1 and 3551
Ans: d)1 and 3551
3) 3551 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 53, 67 and 3551
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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