Is 1362 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 1362 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1362:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1362, we found that 1362 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362. Hence, we must say that 1362 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1362 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1362 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1362 which are 1362, 2724 and so on.
About the number 1362:
- 1362 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1362 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1362 by 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362 are the factors of 1362.
Note:
- 1362 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1362: 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362
- Prime factors of 1362: 2, 3, 227
Conclusion:
- 1362 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362
- And hence, 1362 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1362 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 1362 are
a) 6, 454, 681 and 1362
b) 2, 3, 227
c) 1, 6, 454, 681 and 1362
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362
Ans: a) 6, 454, 681 and 1362
3) 1362 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 227, 454, 681 and 1362
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b