Is 3714 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 3714 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3714:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3714, we found that 3714 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714. Hence, we must say that 3714 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3714 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3714 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3714 which are 3714, 7428 and so on.
About the number 3714:
- 3714 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3714 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3714 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714 are the factors of 3714.
Note:
- 3714 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3714: 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714
- Prime factors of 3714: 2, 3, 619
Conclusion:
- 3714 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714
- And hence, 3714 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3714 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 3714 are
a) 3714
b) 2, 3, 619
c) 6, 1238, 1857 and 3714
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714
Ans: b) 2, 3, 619
3) 3714 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 619, 1238, 1857 and 3714
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all