Is 3022 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 3022 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3022:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3022, we found that 3022 has factors 1, 2, 1511 and 3022. Hence, we must say that 3022 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3022 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3022 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3022 which are 3022, 6044 and so on.
About the number 3022:
- 3022 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 1511 and 3022 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3022 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3022 by, 1, 2, 1511 and 3022 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 1511 and 3022 are the factors of 3022.
Note:
- 3022 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3022: 1, 2, 1511 and 3022
- Prime factors of 3022: 2, 1511
Conclusion:
- 3022 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 1511 and 3022
- And hence, 3022 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3022 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The composite factors of a composite number 3022 are
a) 3022
b) 2, 1511
c) 3022
d) 1, 2, 1511 and 3022
Ans: c) 3022
3) 3022 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 1511 and 3022
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c