Is 3903 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 3903 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3903:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3903, we found that 3903 has factors 1, 3, 1301 and 3903. Hence, we must say that 3903 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3903 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3903 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3903 which are 3903, 7806 and so on.
3903 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3903:
- 3903 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1301 and 3903 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3903 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3903 by 1, 3, 1301 and 3903 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1301 and 3903 are the factors of 3903
Note:
- 3903 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3903:1, 3, 1301 and 3903
- Prime factors of 3903: 3, 1301
Conclusion:
- 3903 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1301 and 3903.
- And hence, 3903 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3903 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 3903 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1301
c) 1, 3, 1301 and 3903
d) 1 and 3903
Ans: d)1 and 3903
3) 3903 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1301 and 3903
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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