Is 3869 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 3869 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3869:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3869, we found that 3869 has factors 1, 53, 73 and 3869. Hence, we must say that 3869 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3869 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3869 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3869 which are 3869, 7738 and so on.
3869 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3869:
- 3869 has more than two factors which are 1, 53, 73 and 3869 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3869 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3869 by 1, 53, 73 and 3869 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 53, 73 and 3869 are the factors of 3869
Note:
- 3869 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3869:1, 53, 73 and 3869
- Prime factors of 3869: 53, 73
Conclusion:
- 3869 is the composite number which has factors 1, 53, 73 and 3869.
- And hence, 3869 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3869 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 3869 are
a) 1
b) 53, 73
c) 1, 53, 73 and 3869
d) 1 and 3869
Ans: d)1 and 3869
3) 3869 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 53, 73 and 3869
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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