Is 3427 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 3427 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3427:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3427, we found that 3427 has factors 1, 23, 149 and 3427. Hence, we must say that 3427 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3427 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3427 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3427 which are 3427, 6854 and so on.
3427 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3427:
- 3427 has more than two factors which are 1, 23, 149 and 3427 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3427 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3427 by 1, 23, 149 and 3427 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 23, 149 and 3427 are the factors of 3427
Note:
- 3427 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3427: 1, 23, 149 and 3427
- Prime factors of 3427:23, 149
Conclusion:
- 3427 is the composite number which has factors 1, 23, 149 and 3427.
- And hence, 3427 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1)3427 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 3427 are
a) 1
b) 23, 149
c) 1, 23, 149 and 3427
d) 1 and 3427
Ans: d)1 and 3427
3) 3427 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 23, 149 and 3427
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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