Is 3471 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 3471 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3471:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3471, we found that 3471 has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471. Hence, we must say that 3471 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3471 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3471 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3471 which are 3471, 6942 and so on.
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About the number 3471:
- 3471 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3471 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3471 by 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471 are the factors of 3471
Note:
- 3471 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3471: 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471
- Prime factors of 3471: 3, 13, 89
Conclusion:
- 3471 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471.
- And hence, 3471 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3471 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 3471 are
a) 1
b) 3, 13, 89
c) 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471
d) 1, 39, 267, 1157 and 3471
Ans: d)1, 39, 267, 1157 and 3471
3) 3471 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157 and 3471
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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