Is 1342 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 1342 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1342:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1342, we found that 1342 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342. Hence, we must say that 1342 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1342 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1342 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1342 which are 1342, 2684 and so on.
About the number 1342:
- 1342 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1342 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1342 by 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342 are the factors of 1342.
Note:
- 1342 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1342: 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342
- Prime factors of 1342: 2, 11, 61
Conclusion:
- 1342 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342
- And hence, 1342 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1342 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 1342 are
a) 22, 122, 671 and 1342
b) 2, 11, 61
c) 1, 22, 122, 671 and 1342
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342
Ans: a) 22, 122, 671 and 1342
3) 1342 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 122, 671 and 1342
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b