Is 1844 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 1844 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 1844:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 1844, we found that 1844 has factors 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844. Hence, we must say that 1844 is a composite number.
- Thus, 1844 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 1844 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 1844 which are 1844, 3688 and so on.
About the number 1844:
- 1844 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844 and hence it is the composite number.
- 1844 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 1844 by, 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844 are the factors of 1844.
Note:
- 1844 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 1844: 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844
- Prime factors of 1844: 2, 461
Conclusion:
- 1844 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844
- And hence, 1844 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 1844 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 1844 are
a) 1844
b) 2, 461
c) 1, 4, 922 and 1844
d) 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844
Ans: c) 1, 4, 922 and 1844
3) 1844 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) it has factors 1, 2, 4, 461, 922 and 1844