Is 3979 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 3979 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3979:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3979, we found that 3979 has factors 1, 23, 173 and 3979. Hence, we must say that 3979 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3979 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3979 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3979 which are 3979, 7958 and so on.
3979 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3979:
- 3979 has more than two factors which are 1, 23, 173 and 3979 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3979 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3979 by 1, 23, 173 and 3979 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 23, 173 and 3979 are the factors of 3979
Note:
- 3979 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3979:1, 23, 173 and 3979
- Prime factors of 3979: 23, 173
Conclusion:
- 3979 is the composite number which has factors 1, 23, 173 and 3979.
- And hence, 3979 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3979 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 3979 are
a) 1
b) 23, 173
c) 1, 23, 173 and 3979
d) 1 and 3979
Ans: d) 1 and 3979
3) 3979 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 23, 173 and 3979
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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