Is 1376 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 1376 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1376:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1376, we found that 1376 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344, 688 and 1376. Hence, we must say that 1376 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1376 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1376 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1376 which are 1376, 2752 and so on.
About the number 1376:
- 1376 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344 and 1376 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1376 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1376 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344 and 1376 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344 and 1376 are the factors of 1376.
Note:
- 1376 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1376: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344 and 1376
- Prime factors of 1376: 2, 43
Conclusion:
- 1376 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344and 1376
- And hence, 1376 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1376 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 1376 are
a) 4, 8, 16, 32, 86, 172, 344 and 1376
b) 2, 43
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 32, 86, 172, 344 and 1376
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344 and 1376
Ans: a) 4, 8, 16, 32, 86, 172, 344 and 1376
3) 1376 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 86, 172, 344 and 1376
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b