Is 3448 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 3448 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3448:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3448, we found that 3448 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448. Hence, we must say that 3448 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3448 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3448 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3448 which are 3448, 6896 and so on.
About the number 3448:
- 3448 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3448 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3448 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448 are the factors of 3448.
Note:
- 3448 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3448: 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448
- Prime factors of 3448: 2, 431
Conclusion:
- 3448 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448
- And hence, 3448 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3448 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 3448 are
a) 3448
b) 2, 431
c) 4, 8, 862, 1724 and 3448
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448
Ans: b) 2, 431
3) 3448 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724 and 3448
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all