Is 3656 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 3656 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3656:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3656, we found that 3656 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656. Hence, we must say that 3656 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3656 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3656 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3656 which are 3656, 7312 and so on.
About the number 3656:
- 3656 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3656 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3656 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656 are the factors of 3656.
Note:
- 3656 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3656: 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656
- Prime factors of 3656: 2, 457
Conclusion:
- 3656 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656
- And hence, 3656 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3656 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 3656 are
a) 3656
b) 2, 457
c) 4, 8, 914, 1828 and 3656
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656
Ans: b) 2, 457
3) 3656 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828 and 3656
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all