Is 3732 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 3732 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3732:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3732, we found that 3732 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732. Hence, we must say that 3732 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3732 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3732 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3732 which are 3732, 7464 and so on.
About the number 3732:
- 3732 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3732 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3732 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732 are the factors of 3732.
Note:
- 3732 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3732: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732
- Prime factors of 3732: 2, 3, 311
Conclusion:
- 3732 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732
- And hence, 3732 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3732 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 3732 are
a) 3732
b) 2, 3, 311
c) 4, 6, 12, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732
Ans: b) 2, 3, 311
3) 3732 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866 and 3732
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all