Is 3059 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 3059 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3059:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3059, we found that 3059 has factors 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059. Hence, we must say that 3059 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3059 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3059 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3059 which are 3059, 6118 and so on.
3059 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3059:
- 3059 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3059 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3059 by 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059 are the factors of 3059
Note:
- 3059 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3059: 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059
- Prime factors of 3059: 7, 19, 23
Conclusion:
- 3059 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059.
- And hence, 3059 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3059 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 3059 are
a) 1
b) 7, 19, 23
c) 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059
d) 1, 133, 161, 437 and 3059
Ans: d) 1, 133, 161, 437 and 3059
3) 3059 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437 and 3059
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all