Is 3687 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 3687 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3687:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3687, we found that 3687 has factors 1, 3, 1229 and 3687. Hence, we must say that 3687 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3687 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3687 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3687 which are 3687, 7374 and so on.
3687 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3687:
- 3687 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1229 and 3687 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3687 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3687 by 1, 3, 1229 and 3687 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1229 and 3687 are the factors of 3687
Note:
- 3687 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3687:1, 3, 1229 and 3687
- Prime factors of 3687: 3, 1229
Conclusion:
- 3687 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1229 and 3687.
- And hence, 3687 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3687 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 3687 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1229
c) 1, 3, 1229 and 3687
d) 1 and 3687
Ans: d) 1 and 3687
3) 3687 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1229 and 3687
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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