Is 1336 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 1336 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1336:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1336, we found that 1336 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336. Hence, we must say that 1336 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1336 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1336 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1336 which are 1336, 2672 and so on.
About the number 1336:
- 1336 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1336 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1336 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336 are the factors of 1336.
Note:
- 1336 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1336: 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336
- Prime factors of 1336: 2, 167
Conclusion:
- 1336 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336
- And hence, 1336 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1336 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 1336 are
a) 4, 8, 334, 668 and 1336
b) 2, 167
c) 4, 8, 334, 668 and 1336
d) 4, 8, 334, 668 and 1336
Ans: a) 4, 8, 334, 668 and 1336
3) 1336 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668 and 1336
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b