Is 3397 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 3397 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3397:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3397, we found that 3397 has factors 1, 43, 79 and 3397. Hence, we must say that 3397 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3397 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3397 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3397 which are 3397, 6794 and so on.
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About the number 3397:
- 3397 has more than two factors which are 1, 43, 79 and 3397 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3397 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3397 by 1, 43, 79 and 3397 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 43, 79 and 3397 are the factors of 3397
Note:
- 3397 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3397: 1, 43, 79 and 3397
- Prime factors of 3397:43, 79
Conclusion:
- 3397 is the composite number which has factors 1, 43, 79 and 3397.
- And hence, 3397 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3397 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 3397 are
a) 1
b) 43, 79
c) 1, 43, 79 and 3397
d) 1 and 3397
Ans: d) 1 and 3397
3) 3397 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 43, 79 and 3397
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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