Is 3403 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 3403 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3403:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3403, we found that 3403 has factors 1, 41, 83 and 3403. Hence, we must say that 3403 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3403 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3403 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3403 which are 3403, 6806 and so on.
3403 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3403:
- 3403 has more than two factors which are 1, 41, 83 and 3403 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3403 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3403 by 1, 41, 83 and 3403 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 41, 83 and 3403 are the factors of 3403
Note:
- 3403 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3403: 1, 41, 83 and 3403
- Prime factors of 3403:41, 83
Conclusion:
- 3403 is the composite number which has factors 1, 41, 83 and 3403.
- And hence, 3403 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1)3403 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 3403 are
a) 1
b) 41, 83
c) 1, 41, 83 and 3403
d) 1 and 3403
Ans: d) 1 and 3403
3) 3403 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 41, 83 and 3403
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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