Is 3893 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 3893 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3893:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3893, we found that 3893 has factors 1, 17, 229 and 3893. Hence, we must say that 3893 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3893 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3893 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3893 which are 3893, 7786 and so on.
3893 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3893:
- 3893 has more than two factors which are 1, 17, 229 and 3893 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3893 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3893 by 1, 17, 229 and 3893 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 17, 229 and 3893 are the factors of 3893
Note:
- 3893 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3893:1, 17, 229 and 3893
- Prime factors of 3893: 17, 229
Conclusion:
- 3893 is the composite number which has factors 1, 17, 229 and 3893.
- And hence, 3893 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3893 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 3893 are
a) 1
b) 17, 229
c) 1, 17, 229 and 3893
d) 1 and 3893
Ans: d) 1 and 3893
3) 3893 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 17, 229 and 3893
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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