Is 1796 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 1796 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1796:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1796, we found that 1796 has factors 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796. Hence, we must say that 1796 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1796 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1796 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1796 which are 1796, 3592 and so on.
About the number 1796:
- 1796 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1796 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1796 by, 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796 are the factors of 1796.
Note:
- 1796 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1796: 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796
- Prime factors of 1796: 2, 449
Conclusion:
- 1796 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796
- And hence, 1796 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1796 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 1796 are
a) 1796
b) 2, 449
c) 1, 4, 898 and 1796
d) 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796
Ans: c) 1, 4, 898 and 1796
3) 1796 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) it has factors 1, 2, 4, 449, 898 and 1796