Is 3873 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 3873 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3873:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3873, we found that 3873 has factors 1, 3, 1291 and 3873. Hence, we must say that 3873 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3873 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3873 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3873 which are 3873, 7746 and so on.
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About the number 3873:
- 3873 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1291 and 3873 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3873 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3873 by 1, 3, 1291 and 3873 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1291 and 3873 are the factors of 3873
Note:
- 3873 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3873:1, 3, 1291 and 3873
- Prime factors of 3873: 3, 1291
Conclusion:
- 3873 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1291 and 3873.
- And hence, 3873 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3873 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 3873 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1291
c) 1, 3, 1291 and 3873
d) 1 and 3873
Ans: d) 1 and 3873
3) 3873 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1291 and 3873
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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