Is 3749 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 3749 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3749:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3749, we found that 3749 has factors 1, 23, 163 and 3749. Hence, we must say that 3749 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3749 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3749 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3749 which are 3749, 7498 and so on.
3749 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3749:
- 3749 has more than two factors which are 1, 23, 163 and 3749 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3749 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3749 by 1, 23, 163 and 3749 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 23, 163 and 3749 are the factors of 3749
Note:
- 3749 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3749:1, 23, 163 and 3749
- Prime factors of 3749: 37, 163
Conclusion:
- 3749 is the composite number which has factors 1, 37, 163 and 3749.
- And hence, 3749 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3749 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 3749 are
a) 1
b) 37, 163
c) 1, 37, 163 and 3749
d) 1 and 3749
Ans: d) 1 and 3749
3) 3749 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 37, 163 and 3749
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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