Is 3796 is a Composite number

 Is 3796 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 3796 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.

 

Factors of 3796:

  • If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3796, we found that 3796 has factors 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796. Hence, we must say that 3796 is a composite number.
  • Thus, 3796 is the composite number.
  • If we multiply 3796 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3796 which are 3796, 7592 and so on.

 

About the number 3796:

  • 3796 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796 and hence it is the composite number.
  • 3796 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
  • If we divide 3796 by, 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796 are the factors of 3796.

 

Note:

  • 3796 is not the perfect square.
  • Factors of 3796: 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796
  • Prime factors of 3796: 2, 13, 73

 

Conclusion:

  • 3796 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796
  • And hence, 3796 is not the prime number.

 

Multiple Choice Questions:

 

1) 3796 is a

a) Prime number

b) Even number

c) Composite number

d) Both b and c

Ans: d) both b and c

 

2) The composite factors of a composite number 3796 are

a) 3796

b) 2, 13, 73

c) 4, 26, 52, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796

d) 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796

Ans: c) 4, 26, 52, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796

 

3) 3796 is composite number because

a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898 and 3796

b) It has more than two factors

c) Divisible by 2

d) Both a and b

Ans: d) both a and b

Updated: January 21, 2022 — 11:39 am

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