Is 3606 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 3606 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3606:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3606, we found that 3606 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606. Hence, we must say that 3606 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3606 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3606 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3606 which are 3606, 7212 and so on.
About the number 3606:
- 3606 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3606 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3606 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606 are the factors of 3606.
Note:
- 3606 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3606: 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606
- Prime factors of 3606: 2, 3, 601
Conclusion:
- 3606 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606
- And hence, 3606 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3606 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 3606 are
a) 3606
b) 2, 3, 601
c) 6, 1202, 1803 and 3606
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606
Ans: b) 2, 3, 601
3) 3606 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803 and 3606
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all