Is 3473 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 3473 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3473:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3473, we found that 3473 has factors 1, 23, 151 and 3473. Hence, we must say that 3473 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3473 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3473 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3473 which are 3473, 6946 and so on.
3473 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3473:
- 3473 has more than two factors which are 1, 23, 151 and 3473 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3473 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3473 by 1, 23, 151 and 3473 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 23, 151 and 3473 are the factors of 3473
Note:
- 3473 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3473: 1, 23, 151 and 3473
- Prime factors of 3473: 23, 351
Conclusion:
- 3473 is the composite number which has factors 1, 23, 351 and 3473.
- And hence, 3473 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3473 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 3473 are
a) 1
b) 23, 351
c) 1, 23, 351 and 3473
d) 1 and 3473
Ans: d)1 and 3473
3) 3473 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 23, 351 and 3473
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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