Is 3337 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 3337 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3337:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3337, we found that 3337 has factors 1, 47, 71 and 3337. Hence, we must say that 3337 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3337 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3337 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3337 which are 3337, 6674 and so on.
3337 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3337:
- 3337 has more than two factors which are 1, 47, 71 and 3337 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3337 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3337 by 1, 47, 71 and 3337 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 47, 71 and 3337 are the factors of 3337
Note:
- 3337 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3337: 1, 47, 71 and 3337
- Prime factors of 3337: 47, 71
Conclusion:
- 3337 is the composite number which has factors 1, 47, 71 and 3337.
- And hence, 3337 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3337 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 3337 are
a) 1
b) 47, 71
c) 1, 47, 71 and 3337
d) 1 and 3337
Ans: d) 1 and 3337
3) 3337 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 47, 71 and 3337
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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