Is 1324 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 1324 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1324:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1324, we found that 1324 has factors 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324. Hence, we must say that 1324 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1324 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1324 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1324 which are 1324, 2648 and so on.
About the number 1324:
- 1324 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1324 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1324 by 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324 are the factors of 1324.
Note:
- 1324 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1324: 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324
- Prime factors of 1324: 2, 331
Conclusion:
- 1324 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324
- And hence, 1324 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1324 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 1324 are
a) 1, 4, 662 and 1324
b) 2, 331
c) 1, 4, 662 and 1324
d) 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324
Ans: a) 4, 662 and 1324
3) 1324 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 331, 662 and 1324
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b