Is 3608 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 3608 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3608:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3608, we found that 3608 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608. Hence, we must say that 3608 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3608 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3608 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3608 which are 3608, 7216 and so on.
About the number 3608:
- 3608 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3608 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3608 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608 are the factors of 3608.
Note:
- 3608 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3608: 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608
- Prime factors of 3608: 2, 11, 41
Conclusion:
- 3608 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608
- And hence, 3608 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3608 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 3608 are
a) 3608
b) 2, 11, 41
c) 4, 8, 22, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608
Ans: b) 2, 11, 41
3) 3608 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 328, 451, 902, 1804 and 3608
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all