Is 3057 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 3057 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3057:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3057, we found that 3057 has factors 1, 3, 1019 and 3057. Hence, we must say that 3057 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3057 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3057 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3057 which are 3057, 6114 and so on.
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About the number 3057:
- 3057 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1019 and 3057 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3057 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3057 by 1, 3, 1019 and 3057 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1019 and 3057 are the factors of 3057
Note:
- 3057 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3057: 1, 3, 1019 and 3057
- Prime factors of 3057: 3, 1019
Conclusion:
- 3057 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1019 and 3057.
- And hence, 3057 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3057 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 3057 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1019
c) 1, 3, 1019 and 3057
d) 1 and 3057
Ans: d) 1 and 3057
3) 3057 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1019 and 3057
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all