Is 3179 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 3179 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3179:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3179, we found that 3179 has factors 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179. Hence, we must say that 3179 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3179 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3179 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3179 which are 3179, 6358 and so on.
3179 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3179:
- 3179 has more than two factors which are 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3179 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3179 by 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179 are the factors of 3179
Note:
- 3179 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3179: 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179
- Prime factors of 3179: 11, 17
Conclusion:
- 3179 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179.
- And hence, 3179 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3179 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 3179 are
a) 1
b) 11, 17
c) 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179
d) 1, 187, 289 and 3179
Ans: d) 1, 187, 289 and 3179
3) 3179 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 17, 187, 289 and 3179
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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