Is 3598 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 3598 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3598:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3598, we found that 3598 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598. Hence, we must say that 3598 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3598 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3598 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3598 which are 3598, 7196 and so on.
About the number 3598:
- 3598 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3598 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3598 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598 are the factors of 3598.
Note:
- 3598 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3598: 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598
- Prime factors of 3598: 2, 7, 257
Conclusion:
- 3598 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598
- And hence, 3598 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3598 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 3598 are
a) 3598
b) 2, 7, 257
c) 14, 514, 1799 and 3598
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598
Ans: b) 2, 7, 257
3) 3598 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799 and 3598
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all