Is 3426 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 3426 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3426:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3426, we found that 3426 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426. Hence, we must say that 3426 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3426 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3426 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3426 which are 3426, 6852 and so on.
About the number 3426:
- 3426 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3426 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3426 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426 are the factors of 3426.
Note:
- 3426 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3426: 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426
- Prime factors of 3426: 2, 3, 571
Conclusion:
- 3426 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426
- And hence, 3426 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3426 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 3426 are
a) 3426
b) 2, 3, 571
c) 6, 1142, 1713 and 3426
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426
Ans: b) 2, 3, 571
3) 3426 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713 and 3426
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all