Is 3409 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 3409 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3409:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3409, we found that 3409 has factors 1, 7, 487 and 3409. Hence, we must say that 3409 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3409 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3409 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3409 which are 3409, 6818 and so on.
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About the number 3409:
- 3409 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 487 and 3409 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3409 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3409 by 1, 7, 487 and 3409 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 487 and 3409 are the factors of 3409
Note:
- 3409 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3409: 1, 7, 487 and 3409
- Prime factors of 3409:7, 487
Conclusion:
- 3409 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 487 and 3409.
- And hence, 3409 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3409 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 3409 are
a) 1
b) 7, 487
c) 1, 7, 487 and 3409
d) 1 and 3409
Ans: d) 1 and 3409
3) 3409 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 487 and 3409
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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