Is 1432 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 1432 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1432:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1432, we found that 1432 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432. Hence, we must say that 1432 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1432 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1432 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1432 which are 1432, 2864 and so on.
About the number 1432:
- 1432 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1432 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1432 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432 are the factors of 1432.
Note:
- 1432 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1432: 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432
- Prime factors of 1432: 2, 179
Conclusion:
- 1432 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432
- And hence, 1432 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1432 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 1432 are
a) 4, 8, 358, 716 and 1432
b) 2, 179
c) 1, 4, 8, 358, 716 and 1432
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432
Ans: a) 4, 8, 358, 716 and 1432
3) 1432 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 179, 358, 716 and 1432
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b