Is 1337 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 1337 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1337:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1337, we found that 1337 has factors 1, 7, 191 and 1337. Hence, we must say that 1337 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1337 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1337 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1337 which are 1337, 2674 and so on.
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About the number 1337:
- 1337 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 191 and 1337 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1337 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1337 by 1, 7, 191 and 1337 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 7, 191 and 1337 are the factors of 1337
Note:
- 1337 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1337: 1, 7, 191 and 1337
- Prime factors of 1337: 7, 191
Conclusion:
- 1337 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 191 and 1337.
- And hence, 1337 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1337 is a
a) Even number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 1337 are
a) 1
b) 7, 191
c) 1 and 1337
d) 1, 7, 191 and 1337
Ans: b) 1 and 1337
3) 1337 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 191 and 1337
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all