Is 3127 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 3127 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3127:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3127, we found that 3127 has factors 1, 53, 59 and 3127. Hence, we must say that 3127 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3127 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3127 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3127 which are 3127, 6254 and so on.
3127 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3127:
- 3127 has more than two factors which are 1, 53, 59 and 3127 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3127 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3127 by 1, 53, 59 and 3127 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 53, 59 and 3127 are the factors of 3127
Note:
- 3127 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3127: 1, 53, 59 and 3127
- Prime factors of 3127: 53, 59
Conclusion:
- 3127 is the composite number which has factors 1, 53, 59 and 3127.
- And hence, 3127 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3127 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 3127 are
a) 1
b) 53, 59
c) 1, 53, 59 and 3127
d) 1 and 3127
Ans: d) 1 and 3127
3) 3127 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 53, 59 and 3127
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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