Is 3454 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 3454 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3454:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3454, we found that 3454 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454. Hence, we must say that 3454 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3454 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3454 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3454 which are 3454, 6908 and so on.
About the number 3454:
- 3454 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3454 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3454 by, 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454 are the factors of 3454.
Note:
- 3454 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3454: 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454
- Prime factors of 3454: 2, 11, 157
Conclusion:
- 3454 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454
- And hence, 3454 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3454 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 3454 are
a) 3454
b) 2, 11, 157
c) 22, 314, 1727 and 3454
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454
Ans: b) 2, 11, 157
3) 3454 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 157, 314, 1727 and 3454
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all