Is 3730 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 3730 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3730:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3730, we found that 3730 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730. Hence, we must say that 3730 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3730 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3730 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3730 which are 3730, 7460 and so on.
About the number 3730:
- 3730 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3730 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3730 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730 are the factors of 3730.
Note:
- 3730 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3730: 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730
- Prime factors of 3730: 2, 5, 373
Conclusion:
- 3730 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730
- And hence, 3730 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3730 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 3730 are
a) 3730
b) 2, 5, 373
c) 10, 746, 1865 and 3730
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730
Ans: b) 2, 5, 373
3) 3730 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 373, 746, 1865 and 3730
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all