Is 3736 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 3736 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3736:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3736, we found that 3736 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736. Hence, we must say that 3736 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3736 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3736 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3736 which are 3736, 7472 and so on.
About the number 3736:
- 3736 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3736 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3736 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736 are the factors of 3736.
Note:
- 3736 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3736: 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736
- Prime factors of 3736: 2, 467
Conclusion:
- 3736 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736
- And hence, 3736 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3736 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 3736 are
a) 3736
b) 2, 467
c) 4, 8, 934, 1868 and 3736
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736
Ans: b) 2, 467
3) 3736 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 467, 934, 1868 and 3736
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all