Is 3377 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 3377 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3377:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3377, we found that 3377 has factors 1, 11, 303 and 3377. Hence, we must say that 3377 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3377 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3377 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3377 which are 3377, 6754 and so on.
3377 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 3377:
- 3377 has more than two factors which are 1, 11, 307 and 3377 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3377 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3377 by 1, 11, 307 and 3377 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 307 and 3377 are the factors of 3377
Note:
- 3377 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3377: 1, 11, 307 and 3377
- Prime factors of 3377:11, 307
Conclusion:
- 3377 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 307
- And hence, 3377 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3377 is a
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 3377 are
a) 1
b) 11, 307
c) 1, 11, 307 and 3377
d) 1 and 3377
Ans: d) 1 and 3377
3) 3377 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 307 and 3377
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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