Is 1634 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 1634 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1634:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1634, we found that 1634 has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634. Hence, we must say that 1634 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1634 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1634 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1634 which are 1634, 3268 and so on.
About the number 1634:
- 1634 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1634 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1634 by 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634 are the factors of 1634.
Note:
- 1634 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1634: 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634
- Prime factors of 1634: 2, 19, 43
Conclusion:
- 1634 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634
- And hence, 1634 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1634 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 1634 are
a) 1634
b) 2, 19, 43
c) 1, 38, 86, 817 and 1634
d) 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634
Ans: b) 2, 19, 43
3) 1634 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 43, 86, 817 and 1634
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all