Is 1412 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 1412 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Contents
Factors of 1412:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1412, we found that 1412 has factors 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412. Hence, we must say that 1412 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1412 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1412 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1412 which are 1412, 2824 and so on.
About the number 1412:
- 1412 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1412 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1412 by 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412 are the factors of 1412.
Note:
- 1412 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1412: 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412
- Prime factors of 1412: 2, 353
Conclusion:
- 1412 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412
- And hence, 1412 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1412 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 1412 are
a) 4, 706 and 1412
b) 2, 353
c) 1, 4, 706 and 1412
d) 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412
Ans: a) 4, 706 and 1412
3) 1412 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 353, 706 and 1412
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b