Is 1110 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 1110 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1110:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1110, we found that 1110 has factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110. Hence, we must say that 1110 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1110 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1110 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1110 which are 1110, 2220 and so on.
About the number 1110:
- 1110 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1110 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1110 by 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110 are the factors of 1110.
Note:
- 1110 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1110: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
- Prime factors of 1110: 2, 3, 5, 37
Conclusion:
- 1110 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
- And hence, 1110 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1110 is a
a) Even number
b) Not a perfect square number
c) Composite number
d) all
Ans: d) all
2) The composite factors of a composite number 1110 are
a) 6, 10, 15, 30,74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
b) 2, 3, 5, 37
c) 1, 6, 10, 15, 30, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
d) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
Ans: a) 6, 10, 15, 30, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
3) 1110 is composite number because
a) It has factors1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 37, 74, 111, 185, 222, 370, 555 and 1110
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b