Is 3663 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 3663 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 3663:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 3663, we found that 3663 has factors 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663. Hence, we must say that 3663 is a composite number.
- Thus, 3663 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 3663 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 3663 which are 3663, 7326 and so on.
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About the number 3663:
- 3663 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663 and hence it is the composite number.
- 3663 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 3663 by 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663 are the factors of 3663
Note:
- 3663 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 3663:1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663
- Prime factors of 3663: 3, 11, 37
Conclusion:
- 3663 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663.
- And hence, 3663 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 3663 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 3663 are
a) 1
b) 3, 11, 37
c) 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663
d) 1, 9, 33, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663
Ans: d) 1, 9, 33, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663
3) 3663 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221 and 3663
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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