Is 3553 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 3553 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3553:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3553, we found that 3553 has factors 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553. Hence, we must say that 3553 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3553 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3553 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3553 which are 3553, 7106 and so on.
3553 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3553:
- 3553 has more than two factors which are 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3553 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3553 by 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553 are the factors of 3553
Note:
- 3553 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3553: 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553
- Prime factors of 3553: 11, 17, 19
Conclusion:
- 3553 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553.
- And hence, 3553 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3553 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 3553 are
a) 1
b) 11, 17, 19
c) 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553
d) 1, 187, 209, 323 and 3553
Ans: d) 1, 187, 209, 323 and 3553
3) 3553 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323 and 3553
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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