Is 3587 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 3587 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3587:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3587, we found that 3587 has factors 1, 17, 211 and 3587. Hence, we must say that 3587 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3587 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3587 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3587 which are 3587, 7174 and so on.
3587 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3587:
- 3587 has more than two factors which are 1, 17, 211 and 3587 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3587 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3587 by 1, 17, 211 and 3587 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 17, 211 and 3587 are the factors of 3587
Note:
- 3587 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3587:1, 17, 211 and 3587
- Prime factors of 3587: 17, 211
Conclusion:
- 3587 is the composite number which has factors 1, 17, 211 and 3587.
- And hence, 3587 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3587 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 3587 are
a) 1
b) 17, 211
c) 1, 17, 211 and 3587
d) 1 and 3587
Ans: d)1 and 3587
3) 3587 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 17, 211 and 3587
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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