Is 3766 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 3766 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3766:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3766, we found that 3766 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766. Hence, we must say that 3766 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3766 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3766 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3766 which are 3766, 7532 and so on.
About the number 3766:
- 3766 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3766 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3766 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766 are the factors of 3766.
Note:
- 3766 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3766: 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766
- Prime factors of 3766: 2, 7, 269
Conclusion:
- 3766 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766
- And hence, 3766 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3766 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 3766 are
a) 3766
b) 2, 7, 269
c) 14, 538, 1883 and 3766
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766
Ans: b) 2, 7, 269
3) 3766 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 269, 538, 1883 and 3766
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all