Is 3556 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 3556 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3556:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3556, we found that 3556 has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556. Hence, we must say that 3556 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3556 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3556 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3556 which are 3556, 7112 and so on.
About the number 3556:
- 3556 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3556 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3556 by, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556 are the factors of 3556.
Note:
- 3556 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3556: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556
- Prime factors of 3556: 2, 7, 127
Conclusion:
- 3556 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556
- And hence, 3556 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3556 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 3556 are
a) 3556
b) 2, 7, 127
c) 4, 14, 28, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556
d) 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556
Ans: b) 2, 7, 127
3) 3556 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778 and 3556
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all