Is 3387 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 3387 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3387:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3387, we found that 3387 has factors 1, 3, 1129 and 3387. Hence, we must say that 3387 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3387 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3387 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3387 which are 3387, 6774 and so on.
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About the number 3387:
- 3387 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1129 and 3387 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3387 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3387 by 1, 3, 1129 and 3387 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1129 and 3387 are the factors of 3387
Note:
- 3387 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3387: 1, 3, 1129 and 3387
- Prime factors of 3387:3, 1129
Conclusion:
- 3387 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1129 and 3387.
- And hence, 3387 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3387 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 3387 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1129
c) 1, 3, 1129 and 3387
d) 1 and 3387
Ans: d)1 and 3387
3) 3387 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1129 and 3387
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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