Is 3007 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 3007 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3007:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3007, we found that 3007 has factors 1, 31, 97 and 3007. Hence, we must say that 3007 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3007 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3007 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3007 which are 3007, 6014 and so on.
3007 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3007:
- 3007 has more than two factors which are 1, 31, 97 and 3007 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3007 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3007 by 1, 31, 97 and 3007 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 31, 97 and 3007 are the factors of 3007
Note:
- 3007 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3007: 1, 31, 97 and 3007
- Prime factors of 3007: 31, 97
Conclusion:
- 3007 is the composite number which has factors 1, 31, 97 and 3007.
- And hence, 3007 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3007 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 3007 are
a) 1
b) 31, 97
c) 1, 31, 97 and 3007
d) 1 and 3007
Ans: d) 1 and 3007
3) 3007 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 31, 97 and 3007
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all