Is 3434 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 3434 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3434:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3434, we found that 3434 has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434. Hence, we must say that 3434 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3434 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3434 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3434 which are 3434, 6868 and so on.
About the number 3434:
- 3434 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3434 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3434 by, 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434 are the factors of 3434.
Note:
- 3434 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3434: 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434
- Prime factors of 3434: 2, 17, 101
Conclusion:
- 3434 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434
- And hence, 3434 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3434 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 3434 are
a) 3434
b) 2, 17, 101
c) 34, 202, 1717 and 3434
d) 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434
Ans: b) 2, 17, 101
3) 3434 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 101, 202, 1717 and 3434
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all