Is 1332 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 1332 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1332:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1332, we found that 1332 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332. Hence, we must say that 1332 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1332 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1332 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1332 which are 1332, 2664 and so on.
About the number 1332:
- 1332 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1332 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1332 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332 are the factors of 1332.
Note:
- 1332 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1332: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
- Prime factors of 1332: 2, 3, 37
Conclusion:
- 1332 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
- And hence, 1332 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1332 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 1332 are
a) 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
b) 2, 3, 37
c) 1, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
Ans: a) 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
3) 1332 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666 and 1332
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b