Is 3464 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 3464 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3464:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3464, we found that 3464 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464. Hence, we must say that 3464 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3464 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3464 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3464 which are 3464, 6928 and so on.
About the number 3464:
- 3464 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3464 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3464 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464 are the factors of 3464.
Note:
- 3464 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3464: 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464
- Prime factors of 3464: 2, 433
Conclusion:
- 3464 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464
- And hence, 3464 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3464 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 3464 are
a) 3464
b) 2, 433
c) 4, 8, 866, 1732 and 3464
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464
Ans: b) 2, 433
3) 3464 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 433, 866, 1732 and 3464
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all