Is 3227 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 3227 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3227:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3227, we found that 3227 has factors 1, 7, 461 and 3227. Hence, we must say that 3227 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3227 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3227 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3227 which are 3227, 6454 and so on.
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About the number 3227:
- 3227 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 461 and 3227 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3227 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3227 by 1, 7, 461 and 3227 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 461 and 3227 are the factors of 3227
Note:
- 3227 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3227: 1, 7, 461 and 3227
- Prime factors of 3227: 7, 461
Conclusion:
- 3227 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 461 and 3227.
- And hence, 3227 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3227 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 3227 are
a) 1
b) 7, 461
c) 1, 7, 461 and 3227
d) 1 and 3227
Ans: d) 1 and 3227
3) 3227 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 461 and 3227
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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