Is 3051 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 3051 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3051:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3051, we found that 3051 has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051. Hence, we must say that 3051 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3051 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3051 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3051 which are 3051, 6102 and so on.
3051 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3051:
- 3051 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3051 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3051 by 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051 are the factors of 3051
Note:
- 3051 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3051: 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051
- Prime factors of 3051: 3, 113
Conclusion:
- 3051 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051.
- And hence, 3051 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3051 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 3051 are
a) 1
b) 3, 113
c) 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051
d) 1, 9, 27, 339, 1017 and 3051
Ans: d) 1, 9, 27, 339, 1017 and 3051
3) 3051 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017 and 3051
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all