Is 3013 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 3013 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3013:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3013, we found that 3013 has factors 1, 23, 131 and 3013. Hence, we must say that 3013 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3013 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3013 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3013 which are 3013, 6026 and so on.
3013 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3013:
- 3013 has more than two factors which are 1, 23, 131 and 3013 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3013 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3013 by 1, 23, 131 and 3013 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 23, 131 and 3013 are the factors of 3013
Note:
- 3013 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3013: 1, 23, 131 and 3013
- Prime factors of 3013: 23, 131
Conclusion:
- 3013 is the composite number which has factors 1, 23, 131 and 3013.
- And hence, 3013 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3013 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 3013 are
a) 1
b) 23, 131
c) 1, 23, 131 and 3013
d) 1 and 3013
Ans: d) 1 and 3013
3) 3013 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 23, 131 and 3013
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all