Is 3481 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 3481 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3481:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3481, we found that 3481 has factors 1, 59 and 3481. Hence, we must say that 3481 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3481 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3481 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3481 which are 3481, 6962 and so on.
3481 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3481:
- 3481 has more than two factors which are 1, 59 and 3481 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3481 is the odd composite number and it is the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3481 by 1, 59 and 3481 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 59 and 3481 are the factors of 3481
Note:
- 3481 is the perfect square.
- Factors of 3481: 1, 59 and 3481
- Prime factors of 3481: 59
Conclusion:
- 3481 is the composite number which has factors 1, 59 and 3481.
- And hence, 3481 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3481 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 3481 are
a) 1
b) 59
c) 1, 59 and 3481
d) 1 and 3481
Ans: d)1 and 3481
3) 3481 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 59 and 3481
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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