Is 3716 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 3716 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3716:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3716, we found that 3716 has factors 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716. Hence, we must say that 3716 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3716 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3716 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3716 which are 3716, 7432 and so on.
About the number 3716:
- 3716 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3716 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3716 by, 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716 are the factors of 3716.
Note:
- 3716 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3716: 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716
- Prime factors of 3716: 2, 929
Conclusion:
- 3716 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716
- And hence, 3716 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3716 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 3716 are
a) 3716
b) 2, 929
c) 4, 1858 and 3716
d) 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716
Ans: b) 2, 929
3) 3716 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 929, 1858 and 3716
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all