Is 3401 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 3401 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3401:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3401, we found that 3401 has factors 1, 19, 179 and 3401. Hence, we must say that 3401 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3401 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3401 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3401 which are 3401, 6802 and so on.
3401 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3401:
- 3401 has more than two factors which are 1, 19, 179 and 3401 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3401 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3401 by 1, 19, 179 and 3401 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 19, 179 and 3401 are the factors of 3401
Note:
- 3401 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3401: 1, 19, 179 and 3401
- Prime factors of 3401:19, 179
Conclusion:
- 3401 is the composite number which has factors 1, 19, 179 and 3401.
- And hence, 3401 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3401 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 3401 are
a) 1
b) 19, 179
c) 1, 19, 179 and 3401
d) 1 and 3401
Ans: d) 1 and 3401
3) 3401 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 19, 179 and 3401
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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