Is 3626 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 3626 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3626:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3626, we found that 3626 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626. Hence, we must say that 3626 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3626 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3626 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3626 which are 3626, 7252 and so on.
About the number 3626:
- 3626 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3626 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3626 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626 are the factors of 3626.
Note:
- 3626 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3626: 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626
- Prime factors of 3626: 2, 7, 37
Conclusion:
- 3626 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626
- And hence, 3626 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3626 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 3626 are
a) 3626
b) 2, 7, 37
c) 14, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626
Ans: b) 2, 7, 37
3) 3626 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 37, 49, 74, 98, 259, 518, 1813 and 3626
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all