Is 3764 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 3764 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3764:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3764, we found that 3764 has factors 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764. Hence, we must say that 3764 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3764 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3764 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3764 which are 3764, 7528 and so on.
About the number 3764:
- 3764 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3764 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3764 by, 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764 are the factors of 3764.
Note:
- 3764 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3764: 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764
- Prime factors of 3764: 2, 941
Conclusion:
- 3764 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764
- And hence, 3764 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3764 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 3764 are
a) 3764
b) 2, 941
c) 4, 1882 and 3764
d) 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764
Ans: b) 2, 941
3) 3764 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 941, 1882 and 3764
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all