Is 1172 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 1172 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1172:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1172, we found that 1172 has factors 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172. Hence, we must say that 1172 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1172 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1172 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1172 which are 1172, 2344 and so on.
About the number 1172:
- 1172 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1172 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1172 by 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172 are the factors of 1172.
Note:
- 1172 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1172: 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172
- Prime factors of 1172: 2, 293
Conclusion:
- 1172 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172
- And hence, 1172 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1172 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 1172 are
a) 4, 586 and 1172
b) 2, 293
c) 4, 586 and 1172
d) 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172
Ans: a) 4, 586 and 1172
3) 1172 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 293, 586 and 1172
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b