Is 1534 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 1534 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1534:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1534, we found that 1534 has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534. Hence, we must say that 1534 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1534 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1534 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1534 which are 1534, 3068 and so on.
About the number 1534:
- 1534 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1534 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1534 by 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534 are the factors of 1534.
Note:
- 1534 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1534: 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534
- Prime factors of 1534: 2, 13, 59
Conclusion:
- 1534 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534
- And hence, 1534 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1534 is a
a) Even number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 1534 are
a) 1534
b) 2, 13, 59
c) 1, 26, 118, 767 and 1534
d) 1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534
Ans: b) 2, 13, 59
3) 1534 is even composite number because
a) It has factors1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767 and 1534
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all