Is 3336 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 3336 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3336:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3336, we found that 3336 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336. Hence, we must say that 3336 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3336 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3336 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3336 which are 3336, 6672 and so on.
About the number 3336:
- 3336 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3336 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3336 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336 are the factors of 3336.
Note:
- 3336 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3336: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336
- Prime factors of 3336: 2, 3, 139
Conclusion:
- 3336 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336
- And hence, 3336 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3336 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 3336 are
a) 3336
b) 2, 3, 139
c) 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336
Ans: b) 2, 3, 139
3) 3336 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336
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, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668 and 3336