Is 3071 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 3071 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3071:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3071, we found that 3071 has factors 1, 37, 83 and 3071. Hence, we must say that 3071 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3071 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3071 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3071 which are 3071, 6142 and so on.
3071 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3071:
- 3071 has more than two factors which are 1, 37, 83 and 3071 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3071 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3071 by 1, 37, 83 and 3071 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 37, 83 and 3071 are the factors of 3071
Note:
- 3071 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3071: 1, 37, 83 and 3071
- Prime factors of 3071: 37, 83
Conclusion:
- 3071 is the composite number which has factors 1, 37, 83 and 3071.
- And hence, 3071 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3071 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 3071 are
a) 1
b) 37, 83
c) 1, 37, 83 and 3071
d) 1 and 3071
Ans: d) 1 and 3071
3) 3071 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 37, 83 and 3071
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all