Is 1276 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 1276 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1276:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1276, we found that 1276 has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276. Hence, we must say that 1276 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1276 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1276 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1276 which are 1276, 2552 and so on.
About the number 1276:
- 1276 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1276 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1276 by 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276 are the factors of 1276.
Note:
- 1276 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1276: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
- Prime factors of 1276: 2, 11, 29
Conclusion:
- 1276 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
- And hence, 1276 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1276 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 1276 are
a) 4, 22, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
b) 2, 11, 29
c) 1, 4, 22, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
d) 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
Ans: a) 4, 11, 22, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
3) 1276 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 116, 319, 638 and 1276
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b