Is 3586 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 3586 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3586:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3586, we found that 3586 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586. Hence, we must say that 3586 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3586 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3586 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3586 which are 3586, 7172 and so on.
About the number 3586:
- 3586 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3586 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3586 by, 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586 are the factors of 3586.
Note:
- 3586 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3586: 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586
- Prime factors of 3586: 2, 11, 163
Conclusion:
- 3586 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586
- And hence, 3586 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3586 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 3586 are
a) 3586
b) 2, 11, 163
c) 22, 326, 1793 and 3586
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586
Ans: b) 2, 11, 163
3) 3586 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793 and 3586
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all