Is 1606 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 1606 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1606:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1606, we found that 1606 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606. Hence, we must say that 1606 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1606 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1606 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1606 which are 1606, 3212 and so on.
About the number 1606:
- 1606 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1606 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1606 by 1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606 are the factors of 1606.
Note:
- 1606 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1606: 1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606
- Prime factors of 1606: 2, 11, 73
Conclusion:
- 1606 is the composite number which has factors1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606
- And hence, 1606 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1606 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 1606 are
a) 1606
b) 2, 11, 73
c) 1, 22, 146, 803 and 1606
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606
Ans: b) 2, 11, 73
3) 1606 is even composite number because
a) It has factors1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803 and 1606
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all