Is 3674 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 3674 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3674:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3674, we found that 3674 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674. Hence, we must say that 3674 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3674 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3674 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3674 which are 3674, 7348 and so on.
About the number 3674:
- 3674 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3674 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3674 by, 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674 are the factors of 3674.
Note:
- 3674 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3674: 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674
- Prime factors of 3674: 2, 11, 167
Conclusion:
- 3674 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674
- And hence, 3674 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3674 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 3674 are
a) 3674
b) 2, 11, 167
c) 22, 334, 1837 and 3674
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674
Ans: b) 2, 11, 167
3) 3674 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 167, 334, 1837 and 3674
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all