Is 3899 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 3899 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3899:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3899, we found that 3899 has factors 1, 7, 557 and 3899. Hence, we must say that 3899 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3899 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3899 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3899 which are 3899, 7798 and so on.
3899 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3899:
- 3899 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 557 and 3899 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3899 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3899 by 1, 7, 557 and 3899 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 557 and 3899 are the factors of 3899
Note:
- 3899 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3899:1, 7, 557 and 3899
- Prime factors of 3899: 7, 557
Conclusion:
- 3899 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 557 and 3899.
- And hence, 3899 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3899 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 3899 are
a) 1
b) 7, 557
c) 1, 7, 557 and 3899
d) 1 and 3899
Ans: d)1 and 3899
3) 3899 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 557 and 3899
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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