Is 3594 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 3594 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3594:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3594, we found that 3594 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594. Hence, we must say that 3594 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3594 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3594 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3594 which are 3594, 7188 and so on.
About the number 3594:
- 3594 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3594 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3594 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594 are the factors of 3594.
Note:
- 3594 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3594: 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594
- Prime factors of 3594: 2, 3, 599
Conclusion:
- 3594 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594
- And hence, 3594 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3594 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 3594 are
a) 3594
b) 2, 3, 599
c) 6, 1198, 1797 and 3594
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594
Ans: b) 2, 3, 599
3) 3594 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797 and 3594
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all