Is 3431 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 3431 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3431:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3431, we found that 3431 has factors 1, 47, 73 and 3431. Hence, we must say that 3431 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3431 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3431 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3431 which are 3431, 6862 and so on.
3431 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3431:
- 3431 has more than two factors which are 1, 47, 73 and 3431 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3431 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3431 by 1, 47, 73 and 3431 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 47, 73 and 3431 are the factors of 3431
Note:
- 3431 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3431: 1, 47, 73 and 3431
- Prime factors of 3431:47, 73
Conclusion:
- 3431 is the composite number which has factors 1, 47, 73 and 3431.
- And hence, 3431 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1)3431 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 3431 are
a) 1
b) 47, 73
c) 1, 47, 73 and 3431
d) 1 and 3431
Ans: d)1 and 3431
3) 3431 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 47, 73 and 3431
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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