Is 1598 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 1598 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1598:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1598, we found that 1598 has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598. Hence, we must say that 1598 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1598 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1598 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1598 which are 1598, 3196 and so on.
About the number 1598:
- 1598 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1598 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1598 by 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598 are the factors of 1598.
Note:
- 1598 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1598: 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598
- Prime factors of 1598: 2, 17, 47
Conclusion:
- 1598 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598
- And hence, 1598 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1598 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 1598 are
a) 1598
b) 2, 17, 47
c) 1, 34, 94, 799 and 1598
d) 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598
Ans: b) 2, 17, 47
3) 1598 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 47, 94, 799 and 1598
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all