Is 3479 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 3479 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3479:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3479, we found that 3479 has factors 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479. Hence, we must say that 3479 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3479 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3479 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3479 which are 3479, 6958 and so on.
3479 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3479:
- 3479 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3479 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3479 by 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479 are the factors of 3479
Note:
- 3479 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3479: 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479
- Prime factors of 3479: 7, 71
Conclusion:
- 3479 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479.
- And hence, 3479 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3479 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 3479 are
a) 1
b) 7, 71
c) 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479
d) 1, 49, 497 and 3479
Ans: d)1, 49, 497 and 3479
3) 3479 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 49, 71, 497 and 3479
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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