Is 3056 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 3056 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3056:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3056, we found that 3056 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056. Hence, we must say that 3056 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3056 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3056 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3056 which are 3056, 6112 and so on.
About the number 3056:
- 3056 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3056 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3056 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056 are the factors of 3056.
Note:
- 3056 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3056: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056
- Prime factors of 3056: 2, 191
Conclusion:
- 3056 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056
- And hence, 3056 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3056 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 3056 are
a) 3056
b) 2, 191
c) 4, 8, 16, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056
3) 3056 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528 and 3056
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c