Is 3710 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 3710 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3710:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3710, we found that 3710 has factors 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710. Hence, we must say that 3710 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3710 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3710 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3710 which are 3710, 7420 and so on.
About the number 3710:
- 3710 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3710 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3710 by, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710 are the factors of 3710.
Note:
- 3710 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3710: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710
- Prime factors of 3710: 2, 5, 7, 53
Conclusion:
- 3710 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710
- And hence, 3710 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3710 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 3710 are
a) 3710
b) 2, 5, 7, 53
c) 10, 14, 35, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710
d) 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710
Ans: b) 2, 5, 7, 53
3) 3710 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 53, 70, 106, 265, 371, 530, 742, 1855 and 3710
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all