Is 3372 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 3372 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3372:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3372, we found that 3372 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372. Hence, we must say that 3372 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3372 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3372 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3372 which are 3372, 6744 and so on.
About the number 3372:
- 3372 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3372 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3372 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372 are the factors of 3372.
Note:
- 3372 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3372: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372
- Prime factors of 3372: 2, 3, 281
Conclusion:
- 3372 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372
- And hence, 3372 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3372 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 3372 are
a) 3372
b) 2, 3, 281
c) 4, 6, 12, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372
Ans: b) 2, 3, 281
3) 3372 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372
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, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686 and 3372