Is 3459 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 3459 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3459:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3459, we found that 3459 has factors 1, 3, 1153 and 3459. Hence, we must say that 3459 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3459 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3459 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3459 which are 3459, 6918 and so on.
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About the number 3459:
- 3459 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1153 and 3459 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3459 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3459 by 1, 3, 1153 and 3459 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1153 and 3459 are the factors of 3459
Note:
- 3459 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3459: 1, 3, 1153 and 3459
- Prime factors of 3459:3, 1153
Conclusion:
- 3459 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1153 and 3459.
- And hence, 3459 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3459 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 3459 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1153
c) 1, 3, 1153 and 3459
d) 1 and 3459
Ans: d) 1 and 3459
3) 3459 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1153 and 3459
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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