Is 3731 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 3731 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3731:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3731, we found that 3731 has factors 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731. Hence, we must say that 3731 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3731 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3731 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3731 which are 3731, 7462 and so on.
3731 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3731:
- 3731 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3731 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3731 by 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731 are the factors of 3731
Note:
- 3731 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3731:1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731
- Prime factors of 3731: 7, 13, 41
Conclusion:
- 3731 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731.
- And hence, 3731 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3731 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 3731 are
a) 1
b) 7, 13, 41
c) 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731
d) 1, 91, 287, 533 and 3731
Ans: d)1, 91, 287, 533 and 3731
3) 3731 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533 and 3731
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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