Is 3632 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 3632 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3632:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3632, we found that 3632 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632. Hence, we must say that 3632 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3632 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3632 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3632 which are 3632, 7264 and so on.
About the number 3632:
- 3632 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3632 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3632 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632 are the factors of 3632.
Note:
- 3632 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3632: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632
- Prime factors of 3632: 2, 227
Conclusion:
- 3632 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632
- And hence, 3632 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3632 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 3632 are
a) 3632
b) 2, 227
c) 4, 8, 16, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632
Ans: b) 2, 227
3) 3632 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 227, 454, 908, 1816 and 3632
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all