Is 3661 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 3661 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3661:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3661, we found that 3661 has factors 1, 7, 523 and 3661. Hence, we must say that 3661 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3661 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3661 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3661 which are 3661, 7322 and so on.
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About the number 3661:
- 3661 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 523 and 3661 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3661 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3661 by 1, 7, 523 and 3661 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 523 and 3661 are the factors of 3661
Note:
- 3661 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3661:1, 7, 523 and 3661
- Prime factors of 3661: 7, 523
Conclusion:
- 3661 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 523 and 3661.
- And hence, 3661 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3661 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 3661 are
a) 1
b) 7, 523
c) 1, 7, 523 and 3661
d) 1 and 3661
Ans: d)1 and 3661
3) 3661 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 523 and 3661
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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