Is 3451 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 3451 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Factors of 3451:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3451, we found that 3451 has factors 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451. Hence, we must say that 3451 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3451 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3451 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3451 which are 3451, 6902 and so on.
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3451 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3451:
- 3451 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3451 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3451 by 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451 are the factors of 3451
Note:
- 3451 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3451: 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451
- Prime factors of 3451:7, 17, 29
Conclusion:
- 3451 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451.
- And hence, 3451 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3451 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 3451 are
a) 1
b) 7, 17, 29
c) 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451
d) 1, 119, 203, 493 and 3451
Ans: d)1, 119, 203, 493 and 3451
3) 3451 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 17, 29, 119, 203, 493 and 3451
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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