Is 1436 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 1436 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1436:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1436, we found that 1436 has factors 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436. Hence, we must say that 1436 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1436 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1436 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1436 which are 1436, 2872 and so on.
About the number 1436:
- 1436 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1436 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1436 by 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436 are the factors of 1436.
Note:
- 1436 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1436: 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436
- Prime factors of 1436: 2, 359
Conclusion:
- 1436 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436
- And hence, 1436 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1436 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 1436 are
a) 4, 718 and 1436
b) 2, 359
c) 1, 4, 718 and 1436
d) 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436
Ans: a) 4, 718 and 1436
3) 1436 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 359, 718 and 1436
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b