Is 1244 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 1244 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1244:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1244, we found that 1244 has factors 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244. Hence, we must say that 1244 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1244 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1244 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1244 which are 1244, 2488 and so on.
About the number 1244:
- 1244 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1244 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1244 by 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244 are the factors of 1244.
Note:
- 1244 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1244: 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244
- Prime factors of 1244: 2, 311
Conclusion:
- 1244 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244
- And hence, 1244 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1244 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 1244 are
a) 4, 622 and 1244
b) 2, 311
c) 1, 4, 622 and 1244
d) 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244
Ans: a) 4, 622 and 1244
3) 1244 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 311, 622 and 1244
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b