Is 1474 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 1474 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1474:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1474, we found that 1474 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474. Hence, we must say that 1474 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1474 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1474 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1474 which are 1474, 2948 and so on.
About the number 1474:
- 1474 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1474 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1474 by 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474 are the factors of 1474.
Note:
- 1474 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1474: 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474
- Prime factors of 1474: 2, 11, 67
Conclusion:
- 1474 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474
- And hence, 1474 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1474 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 1474 are
a) 22, 134, 737 and 1474
b) 2, 11, 67
c) 1, 22, 134, 737 and 1474
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474
Ans: a) 22, 134, 737 and 1474
3) 1474 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737 and 1474
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b