Is 3376 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 3376 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3376:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3376, we found that 3376 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376. Hence, we must say that 3376 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3376 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3376 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3376 which are 3376, 6752 and so on.
About the number 3376:
- 3376 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3376 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3376 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376 are the factors of 3376.
Note:
- 3376 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3376: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376
- Prime factors of 3376: 2, 211
Conclusion:
- 3376 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376
- And hence, 3376 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3376 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 3376 are
a) 3376
b) 2, 211
c) 4, 8, 16, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376
Ans: b) 2, 211
3) 3376 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688 and 3376