Is 3357 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 3357 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Factors of 3357:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3357, we found that 3357 has factors 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357. Hence, we must say that 3357 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3357 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3357 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3357 which are 3357, 6714 and so on.
About the number 3357:
- 3357 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3357 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3357 by 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357 are the factors of 3357
Note:
- 3357 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3357: 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357
- Prime factors of 3357:3, 373
Conclusion:
- 3357 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357.
- And hence, 3357 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3357 is a
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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 3357 are
a) 1
b) 3, 373
c) 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357
d) 1, 9, 1119 and 3357
Ans: d) 1, 9, 1119 and 3357
3) 3357 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 373, 1119 and 3357
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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