Is 3603 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 3603 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3603:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3603, we found that 3603 has factors 1, 3, 1201 and 3603. Hence, we must say that 3603 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3603 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3603 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3603 which are 3603, 7206 and so on.
3603 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3603:
- 3603 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1201 and 3603 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3603 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3603 by 1, 3, 1201 and 3603 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1201 and 3603 are the factors of 3603
Note:
- 3603 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3603:1, 3, 1201 and 3603
- Prime factors of 3603: 3, 1201
Conclusion:
- 3603 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1201 and 3603.
- And hence, 3603 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3603 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 3603 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1201
c) 1, 3, 1201 and 3603
d) 1 and 3603
Ans: d)1 and 3603
3) 3603 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1201 and 3603
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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