Is 3175 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 3175 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3175:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3175, we found that 3175 has factors 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175. Hence, we must say that 3175 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3175 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3175 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3175 which are 3175, 6350 and so on.
3175 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3175:
- 3175 has more than two factors which are 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3175 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3175 by 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175 are the factors of 3175
Note:
- 3175 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3175: 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175
- Prime factors of 3175: 5, 127
Conclusion:
- 3175 is the composite number which has factors 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175.
- And hence, 3175 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3175 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 3175 are
a) 1
b) 5, 127
c) 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175
d) 1, 25, 635 and 3175
Ans: d) 1, 25, 635 and 3175
3) 3175 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 5, 25, 127, 635 and 3175
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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