Is 3723 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 3723 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3723:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3723, we found that 3723 has factors 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723. Hence, we must say that 3723 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3723 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3723 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3723 which are 3723, 7446 and so on.
3723 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3723:
- 3723 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3723 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3723 by 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723 are the factors of 3723
Note:
- 3723 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3723:1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723
- Prime factors of 3723: 3, 17, 73
Conclusion:
- 3723 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723.
- And hence, 3723 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3723 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 3723 are
a) 1
b) 3, 17, 73
c) 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723
d) 1, 51, 219, 1241 and 3723
Ans: d)1, 51, 219, 1241 and 3723
3) 3723 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 17, 51, 73, 219, 1241 and 3723
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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