Is 3497 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 3497 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3497:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3497, we found that 3497 has factors 1, 13, 269 and 3497. Hence, we must say that 3497 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3497 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3497 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3497 which are 3497, 6994 and so on.
3497 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3497:
- 3497 has more than two factors which are 1, 13, 269 and 3497 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3497 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3497 by 1, 13, 269 and 3497 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 13, 269 and 3497 are the factors of 3497
Note:
- 3497 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3497: 1, 13, 269 and 3497
- Prime factors of 3497: 13, 269
Conclusion:
- 3497 is the composite number which has factors 1, 13, 269 and 3497.
- And hence, 3497 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3497 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 3497 are
a) 1
b) 13, 269
c) 1, 13, 269 and 3497
d) 1 and 3497
Ans: d)1 and 3497
3) 3497 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 13, 269 and 3497
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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