Is 3670 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 3670 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3670:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3670, we found that 3670 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670. Hence, we must say that 3670 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3670 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3670 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3670 which are 3670, 7340 and so on.
About the number 3670:
- 3670 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3670 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3670 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670 are the factors of 3670.
Note:
- 3670 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3670: 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670
- Prime factors of 3670: 2, 5, 367
Conclusion:
- 3670 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670
- And hence, 3670 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3670 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 3670 are
a) 3670
b) 2, 5, 367
c) 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670
Ans: b) 2, 5, 367
3) 3670 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835 and 3670
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all