Is 3141 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 3141 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3141:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3141, we found that 3141 has factors 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141. Hence, we must say that 3141 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3141 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3141 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3141 which are 3141, 6282 and so on.
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About the number 3141:
- 3141 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3141 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3141 by 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141 are the factors of 3141
Note:
- 3141 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3141: 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141
- Prime factors of 3141: 3, 349
Conclusion:
- 3141 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141.
- And hence, 3141 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3141 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 3141 are
a) 1
b) 3, 349
c) 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141
d) 1, 9, 1047 and 3141
Ans: d) 1, 9, 1047 and 3141
3) 3141 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 349, 1047 and 3141
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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