Is 3423 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 3423 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3423:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3423, we found that 3423 has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423. Hence, we must say that 3423 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3423 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3423 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3423 which are 3423, 6846 and so on.
3423 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3423:
- 3423 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3423 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3423 by 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423 are the factors of 3423
Note:
- 3423 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3423: 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423
- Prime factors of 3423: 3, 7, 163
Conclusion:
- 3423 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423.
- And hence, 3423 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3423 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 3423 are
a) 1
b) 3, 7, 163
c) 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423
d) 1, 21, 489, 1141 and 3423
Ans: d)1, 21, 489, 1141 and 3423
3) 3423 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 163, 489, 1141 and 3423
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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