Is 3088 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 3088 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3088:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3088, we found that 3088 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088. Hence, we must say that 3088 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3088 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3088 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3088 which are 3088, 6176 and so on.
About the number 3088:
- 3088 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3088 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3088 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088 are the factors of 3088.
Note:
- 3088 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3088: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088
- Prime factors of 3088: 2, 193
Conclusion:
- 3088 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088
- And hence, 3088 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3088 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The composite factors of a composite number 3088 are
a) 3088
b) 2, 193
c) 4, 8, 16, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088
3) 3088 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544 and 3088
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c