Is 3962 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 3962 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3962:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3962, we found that 3962 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962. Hence, we must say that 3962 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3962 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3962 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3962 which are 3962, 7924 and so on.
About the number 3962:
- 3962 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3962 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3962 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962 are the factors of 3962.
Note:
- 3962 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3962: 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962
- Prime factors of 3962: 2, 7, 283
Conclusion:
- 3962 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962
- And hence, 3962 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3962 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 3962 are
a) 3962
b) 2, 283
c) 14, 566, 1981 and 3962
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962
Ans: c) 14, 566, 1981 and 3962
3) 3962 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 283, 566, 1981 and 3962
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b