Is 3717 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 3717 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3717:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3717, we found that 3717 has factors 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717. Hence, we must say that 3717 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3717 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3717 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3717 which are 3717, 7434 and so on.
3717 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3717:
- 3717 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3717 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3717 by 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717 are the factors of 3717
Note:
- 3717 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3717:1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717
- Prime factors of 3717: 3, 7, 59
Conclusion:
- 3717 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717.
- And hence, 3717 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3717 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 3717 are
a) 1
b) 3, 7, 59
c) 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717
d) 1, 9, 21, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717
Ans: d)1, 9, 21, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717
3) 3717 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 59, 63, 177, 413, 531, 1239 and 3717
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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