Is 3368 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 3368 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3368:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3368, we found that 3368 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368. Hence, we must say that 3368 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3368 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3368 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3368 which are 3368, 6736 and so on.
About the number 3368:
- 3368 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3368 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3368 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368 are the factors of 3368.
Note:
- 3368 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3368: 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368
- Prime factors of 3368: 2, 421
Conclusion:
- 3368 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368
- And hence, 3368 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3368 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 3368 are
a) 3368
b) 2, 421
c) 4, 8, 842, 1684 and 3368
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368
Ans: b) 2, 421
3) 3368 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684 and 3368