Is 3806 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 3806 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3806:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3806, we found that 3806 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806. Hence, we must say that 3806 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3806 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3806 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3806 which are 3806, 7612 and so on.
About the number 3806:
- 3806 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3806 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3806 by, 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806 are the factors of 3806.
Note:
- 3806 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3806: 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806
- Prime factors of 3806: 2, 11, 173
Conclusion:
- 3806 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806
- And hence, 3806 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3806 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 3806 are
a) 3806
b) 2, 11, 173
c) 22, 346, 1903 and 3806
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806
Ans: c) 22, 346, 1903 and 3806
3) 3806 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903 and 3806
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b