Is 3937 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 3937 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3937:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3937, we found that 3937 has factors 1, 31, 127 and 3937. Hence, we must say that 3937 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3937 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3937 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3937 which are 3937, 7874 and so on.
3937 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3937:
- 3937 has more than two factors which are 1, 31, 127 and 3937 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3937 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3937 by 1, 31, 127 and 3937 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 31, 127 and 3937 are the factors of 3937
Note:
- 3937 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3937:1, 31, 127 and 3937
- Prime factors of 3937: 31, 127
Conclusion:
- 3937 is the composite number which has factors 1, 31, 127 and 3937.
- And hence, 3937 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3937 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 3937 are
a) 1
b) 31, 127
c) 1, 31, 127 and 3937
d) 1 and 3937
Ans: d) 1 and 3937
3) 3937 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 31, 127 and 3937
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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