Is 1468 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 1468 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1468:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1468, we found that 1468 has factors 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468. Hence, we must say that 1468 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1468 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1468 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1468 which are 1468, 2936 and so on.
About the number 1468:
- 1468 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1468 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1468 by 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468 are the factors of 1468.
Note:
- 1468 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1468: 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468
- Prime factors of 1468: 2, 367
Conclusion:
- 1468 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468
- And hence, 1468 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1468 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 1468 are
a) 4, 734 and 1468
b) 2, 367
c) 1, 4, 734 and 1468
d) 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468
Ans: a) 4, 367, 734 and 1468
3) 1468 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 367, 734 and 1468
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b