Is 3599 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 3599 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3599:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3599, we found that 3599 has factors 1, 59, 61 and 3599. Hence, we must say that 3599 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3599 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3599 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3599 which are 3599, 7198 and so on.
3599 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3599:
- 3599 has more than two factors which are 1, 59, 61 and 3599 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3599 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3599 by 1, 59, 61 and 3599 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 59, 61 and 3599 are the factors of 3599
Note:
- 3599 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3599:1, 59, 61 and 3599
- Prime factors of 3599: 59, 61
Conclusion:
- 3599 is the composite number which has factors 1, 59, 61 and 3599.
- And hence, 3599 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3599 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 3599 are
a) 1
b) 59, 61
c) 1, 59, 61 and 3599
d) 1 and 3599
Ans: d)1 and 3599
3) 3599 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 59, 61 and 3599
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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