Is 3914 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 3914 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3914:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3914, we found that 3914 has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914. Hence, we must say that 3914 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3914 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3914 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3914 which are 3914, 7828 and so on.
About the number 3914:
- 3914 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3914 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3914 by, 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914 are the factors of 3914.
Note:
- 3914 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3914: 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914
- Prime factors of 3914: 2, 19, 103
Conclusion:
- 3914 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914
- And hence, 3914 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3914 is a
a) Prime number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The composite factors of a composite number 3914 are
a) 3914
b) 2, 19, 103
c) 38, 206, 1957 and 3914
d) 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914
Ans: c) 38, 206, 1957 and 3914
3) 3914 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 103, 206, 1957 and 3914
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b