Is 3679 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 3679 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3679:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3679, we found that 3679 has factors 1, 13, 283 and 3679. Hence, we must say that 3679 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3679 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3679 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3679 which are 3679, 7358 and so on.
3679 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3679:
- 3679 has more than two factors which are 1, 13, 283 and 3679 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3679 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3679 by 1, 13, 283 and 3679 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 13, 283 and 3679 are the factors of 3679
Note:
- 3679 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3679:1, 13, 283 and 3679
- Prime factors of 3679: 13, 283
Conclusion:
- 3679 is the composite number which has factors 1, 13, 283 and 3679.
- And hence, 3679 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3679 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 3679 are
a) 1
b) 13, 283
c) 1, 13, 283 and 3679
d) 1 and 3679
Ans: d)1 and 3679
3) 3679 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 13, 283 and 3679
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all