Is 3959 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 3959 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3959:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3959, we found that 3959 has factors 1, 37, 107 and 3959. Hence, we must say that 3959 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3959 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3959 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3959 which are 3959, 7918 and so on.
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About the number 3959:
- 3959 has more than two factors which are 1, 37, 107 and 3959 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3959 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3959 by 1, 37, 107 and 3959 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 37, 107 and 3959 are the factors of 3959
Note:
- 3959 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3959:1, 37, 107 and 3959
- Prime factors of 3959: 37, 107
Conclusion:
- 3959 is the composite number which has factors 1, 37, 107 and 3959.
- And hence, 3959 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3959 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 3959 are
a) 1
b) 37, 107
c) 1, 37, 107 and 3959
d) 1 and 3959
Ans: d) 1 and 3959
3) 3959 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 37, 107 and 3959
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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