Is 1182 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 1182 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1182:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1182, we found that 1182 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182. Hence, we must say that 1182 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1182 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1182 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1182 which are 1182, 2364 and so on.
About the number 1182:
- 1182 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1182 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1182 by 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182 are the factors of 1182.
Note:
- 1182 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1182: 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182
- Prime factors of 1182: 2, 3, 197
Conclusion:
- 1182 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182
- And hence, 1182 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1182 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 1182 are
a) 6, 394, 591 and 1182
b) 2, 3, 197
c) 1, 6, 394, 591 and 1182
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182
Ans: a) 6, 394, 591 and 1182
3) 1182 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591 and 1182
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b