Is 3054 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 3054 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3054:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3054, we found that 3054 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054. Hence, we must say that 3054 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3054 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3054 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3054 which are 3054, 6108 and so on.
About the number 3054:
- 3054 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3054 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3054 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054 are the factors of 3054.
Note:
- 3054 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3054: 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054
- Prime factors of 3054: 2, 3, 509
Conclusion:
- 3054 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054
- And hence, 3054 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3054 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 3054 are
a) 3054
b) 2, 3, 509
c) 6, 1018, 1527 and 3054
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054
Ans: c) 6, 1018, 1527 and 3054
3) 3054 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 509, 1018, 1527 and 3054
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c