Is 1208 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 1208 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1208:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1208, we found that 1208 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208. Hence, we must say that 1208 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1208 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1208 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1208 which are 1208, 2416 and so on.
About the number 1208:
- 1208 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1208 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1208 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208 are the factors of 1208.
Note:
- 1208 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1208: 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208
- Prime factors of 1208: 2, 151
Conclusion:
- 1208 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208
- And hence, 1208 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1208 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 1208 are
a) 4, 8, 302, 604 and 1208
b) 2, 151
c) 1, 4, 8, 302, 604 and 1208
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208
Ans: a) 4, 8, 302, 604 and 1208
3) 1208 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604 and 1208
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b