Is 1612 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 1612 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1612:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1612, we found that 1612 has factors 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612. Hence, we must say that 1612 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1612 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1612 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1612 which are 1612, 3224 and so on.
About the number 1612:
- 1612 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1612 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1612 by 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612 are the factors of 1612.
Note:
- 1612 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1612: 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612
- Prime factors of 1612: 2, 13, 31
Conclusion:
- 1612 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612
- And hence, 1612 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1612 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 1612 are
a) 1612
b) 2, 13, 31
c) 1, 4, 26, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612
d) 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612
Ans: b) 2, 13, 31
3) 1612 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806 and 1612
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all