Is 3614 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 3614 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3614:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3614, we found that 3614 has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614. Hence, we must say that 3614 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3614 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3614 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3614 which are 3614, 7228 and so on.
About the number 3614:
- 3614 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3614 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3614 by, 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614 are the factors of 3614.
Note:
- 3614 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3614: 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614
- Prime factors of 3614: 2, 13, 139
Conclusion:
- 3614 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614
- And hence, 3614 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3614 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 3614 are
a) 3614
b) 2, 13, 139
c) 26, 278, 1807 and 3614
d) 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614
Ans: b) 2, 13, 139
3) 3614 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 278, 1807 and 3614
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all