Is 3333 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 3333 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3333:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3333, we found that 3333 has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333. Hence, we must say that 3333 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3333 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3333 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3333 which are 3333, 6666 and so on.
3333 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3333:
- 3333 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3333 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3333 by 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333 are the factors of 3333
Note:
- 3333 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3333: 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333
- Prime factors of 3333: 3, 11, 101
Conclusion:
- 3333 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333.
- And hence, 3333 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3333 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 3333 are
a) 1
b) 3, 11, 101
c) 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333
d) 1, 33, 303, 1111 and 3333
Ans: d) 1, 33, 303, 1111 and 3333
3) 3333 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 303, 1111 and 3333
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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