Is 3077 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 3077 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3077:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3077, we found that 3077 has factors 1, 17, 181 and 3077. Hence, we must say that 3077 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3077 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3077 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3077 which are 3077, 6154 and so on.
3077 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3077:
- 3077 has more than two factors which are 1, 17, 181 and 3077 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3077 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3077 by 1, 17, 181 and 3077 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 17, 181 and 3077 are the factors of 3077
Note:
- 3077 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3077: 1, 17, 181 and 3077
- Prime factors of 3077: 17, 181
Conclusion:
- 3077 is the composite number which has factors 1, 17, 181 and 3077.
- And hence, 3077 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3077 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 3077 are
a) 1
b) 17, 181
c) 1, 17, 181 and 3077
d) 1 and 3077
Ans: d) 1 and 3077
3) 3077 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 17, 181 and 3077
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all