Is 3737 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 3737 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3737:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3737, we found that 3737 has factors 1, 37, 101 and 3737. Hence, we must say that 3737 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3737 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3737 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3737 which are 3737, 7474 and so on.
3737 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3737:
- 3737 has more than two factors which are 1, 37, 101 and 3737 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3737 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3737 by 1, 37, 101 and 3737 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 37, 101 and 3737 are the factors of 3737
Note:
- 3737 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3737:1, 37, 101 and 3737
- Prime factors of 3737: 37, 101
Conclusion:
- 3737 is the composite number which has factors 1, 37, 101 and 3737.
- And hence, 3737 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3737 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 3737 are
a) 1
b) 37, 101
c) 1, 37, 101 and 3737
d) 1 and 3737
Ans: d)1 and 3737
3) 3737 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 37, 101 and 3737
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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