Is 3616 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 3616 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3616:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3616, we found that 3616 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616. Hence, we must say that 3616 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3616 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3616 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3616 which are 3616, 7232 and so on.
About the number 3616:
- 3616 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3616 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3616 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616 are the factors of 3616.
Note:
- 3616 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3616: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616
- Prime factors of 3616: 2, 113
Conclusion:
- 3616 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616
- And hence, 3616 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3616 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 3616 are
a) 3616
b) 2, 113
c) 4, 8, 16, 32, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616
Ans: b) 2, 113
3) 3616 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 113, 226, 452, 904, 1808 and 3616
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all