Is 3706 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 3706 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3706:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3706, we found that 3706 has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706. Hence, we must say that 3706 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3706 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3706 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3706 which are 3706, 7412 and so on.
About the number 3706:
- 3706 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3706 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3706 by, 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706 are the factors of 3706.
Note:
- 3706 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3706: 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706
- Prime factors of 3706: 2, 17, 109
Conclusion:
- 3706 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706
- And hence, 3706 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3706 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 3706 are
a) 3706
b) 2, 17, 109
c) 34, 218, 1853 and 3706
d) 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706
Ans: b) 2, 17, 109
3) 3706 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 109, 218, 1853 and 3706
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all