Is 3324 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 3324 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3324:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3324, we found that 3324 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324. Hence, we must say that 3324 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3324 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3324 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3324 which are 3324, 6648 and so on.
About the number 3324:
- 3324 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3324 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3324 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324 are the factors of 3324.
Note:
- 3324 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3324: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324
- Prime factors of 3324: 2, 3, 277
Conclusion:
- 3324 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324
- And hence, 3324 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3324 is a
a) Prime number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 3324 are
a) 3324
b) 2, 3, 277
c) 4, 6, 12, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324
Ans: b) 2, 3, 277
3) 3324 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662 and 3324