Is 3350 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 3350 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3350:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3350, we found that 3350 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350. Hence, we must say that 3350 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3350 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3350 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3350 which are 3350, 6700 and so on.
About the number 3350:
- 3350 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3350 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3350 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350 are the factors of 3350.
Note:
- 3350 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3350: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350
- Prime factors of 3350: 2, 5, 67
Conclusion:
- 3350 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350
- And hence, 3350 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3350 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 3350 are
a) 3350
b) 2, 5, 67
c) 10, 25, 50, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350
Ans: b) 2, 5, 67
3) 3350 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 67, 134, 335, 670, 1675 and 3350