Is 3601 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 3601 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3601:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3601, we found that 3601 has factors 1, 13, 277 and 3601. Hence, we must say that 3601 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3601 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3601 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3601 which are 3601, 7202 and so on.
3601 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3601:
- 3601 has more than two factors which are 1, 13, 277 and 3601 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3601 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3601 by 1, 13, 277 and 3601 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 13, 277 and 3601 are the factors of 3601
Note:
- 3601 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3601:1, 13, 277 and 3601
- Prime factors of 3601: 13, 277
Conclusion:
- 3601 is the composite number which has factors 1, 13, 277 and 3601.
- And hence, 3601 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3601 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 3601 are
a) 1
b) 13, 277
c) 1, 13, 277 and 3601
d) 1 and 3601
Ans: d)1 and 3601
3) 3601 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 13, 277 and 3601
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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