Is 1426 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 1426 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1426:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1426, we found that 1426 has factors 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426. Hence, we must say that 1426 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1426 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1426 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1426 which are 1426, 2852 and so on.
About the number 1426:
- 1426 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1426 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1426 by 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426 are the factors of 1426.
Note:
- 1426 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1426: 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426
- Prime factors of 1426: 2, 23, 31
Conclusion:
- 1426 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426
- And hence, 1426 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1426 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 1426 are
a) 46, 62, 713 and 1426
b) 2, 23, 31
c) 1, 46, 62, 713 and 1426
d) 1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426
Ans: a) 46, 62, 713 and 1426
3) 1426 is composite number because
a) It has factors1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713 and 1426
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b