Is 3073 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 3073 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3073:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3073, we found that 3073 has factors 1, 7, 439 and 3073. Hence, we must say that 3073 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3073 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3073 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3073 which are 3073, 6146 and so on.
3073 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3073:
- 3073 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 439 and 3073 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3073 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3073 by 1, 7, 439 and 3073 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 439 and 3073 are the factors of 3073
Note:
- 3073 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3073: 1, 7, 439 and 3073
- Prime factors of 3073: 7, 439
Conclusion:
- 3073 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 439 and 3073.
- And hence, 3073 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3073 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 3073 are
a) 1
b) 7, 439
c) 1, 7, 439 and 3073
d) 1 and 3073
Ans: d) 1 and 3073
3) 3073 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 439 and 3073
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all