Is 3887 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 3887 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3887:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3887, we found that 3887 has factors 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887. Hence, we must say that 3887 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3887 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3887 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3887 which are 3887, 7774 and so on.
3887 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3887:
- 3887 has more than two factors which are 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3887 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3887 by 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887 are the factors of 3887
Note:
- 3887 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3887:1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887
- Prime factors of 3887: 13, 23
Conclusion:
- 3887 is the composite number which has factors 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887.
- And hence, 3887 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3887 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 3887 are
a) 1
b) 13, 23
c) 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887
d) 1, 169, 299 and 3887
Ans: d) 1, 169, 299 and 3887
3) 3887 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 13, 23, 169, 299 and 3887
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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