Is 3568 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 3568 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3568:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3568, we found that 3568 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568. Hence, we must say that 3568 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3568 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3568 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3568 which are 3568, 7136 and so on.
About the number 3568:
- 3568 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3568 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3568 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568 are the factors of 3568.
Note:
- 3568 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3568: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568
- Prime factors of 3568: 2, 223
Conclusion:
- 3568 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568
- And hence, 3568 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3568 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 3568 are
a) 3568
b) 2, 223
c) 4, 8, 16, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568
Ans: b) 2, 223
3) 3568 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784 and 3568
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all