Is 3199 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 3199 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3199:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3199, we found that 3199 has factors 1, 7, 457 and 3199. Hence, we must say that 3199 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3199 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3199 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3199 which are 3199, 6398 and so on.
3199 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3199:
- 3199 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 457 and 3199 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3199 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3199 by 1, 7, 457 and 3199 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 457 and 3199 are the factors of 3199
Note:
- 3199 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3199: 1, 7, 457 and 3199
- Prime factors of 3199: 7, 457
Conclusion:
- 3199 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 457 and 3199.
- And hence, 3199 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3199 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 3199 are
a) 1
b) 7, 457
c) 1, 7, 457 and 3199
d) 1 and 3199
Ans: d) 1 and 3199
3) 3199 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 457 and 3199
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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