Is 1463 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 1463 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1463:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1463, we found that 1463 has factors 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463. Hence, we must say that 1463 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1463 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1463 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1463 which are 1463, 2926 and so on.
1463 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 1463:
- 1463 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1463 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1463 by 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463 are the factors of 1463
Note:
- 1463 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1463: 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463
- Prime factors of 1463: 7, 11, 19
Conclusion:
- 1463 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463.
- And hence, 1463 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1463 is a
a) Even number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 1463 are
a) 1
b) 7, 11, 19
c) 1, 77, 133, 209 and 1463
d) 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463
Ans: b) 1, 77, 133, 209 and 1463
3) 1463 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 11, 19, 77, 133, 209 and 1463
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all