Is 1384 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 1384 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1384:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1384, we found that 1384 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384. Hence, we must say that 1384 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1384 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1384 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1384 which are 1384, 2768 and so on.
About the number 1384:
- 1384 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1384 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1384 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384 are the factors of 1384.
Note:
- 1384 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1384: 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384
- Prime factors of 1384: 2, 173
Conclusion:
- 1384 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384
- And hence, 1384 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1384 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 1384 are
a) 4, 8, 346, 692 and 1384
b) 2, 173
c) 1, 4, 8, 346, 692 and 1384
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384
Ans: a) 4, 8, 346, 692 and 1384
3) 1384 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692 and 1384
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b