Is 3592 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 3592 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3592:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3592, we found that 3592 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592. Hence, we must say that 3592 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3592 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3592 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3592 which are 3592, 7184 and so on.
About the number 3592:
- 3592 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3592 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3592 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592 are the factors of 3592.
Note:
- 3592 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3592: 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592
- Prime factors of 3592: 2, 449
Conclusion:
- 3592 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592
- And hence, 3592 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3592 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 3592 are
a) 3592
b) 2, 449
c) 4, 8, 898, 1796 and 3592
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592
Ans: b) 2, 449
3) 3592 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796 and 3592
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all