Is 348 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 348 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 348:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 348, we found that 348 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348. Hence, we must say that 348 is a composite number.
- Thus, 348 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 348 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 348 which are 348, 696 and so on.
About the number 348:
- 348 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348 and hence it is the composite number.
- 348 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 348 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348 are the factors of 348.
Note:
- 348 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 348: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348
- Prime factors of 348: 2, 3, 29
Conclusion:
- 348 is the composite number which has factors1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174
- And hence, 348 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 348 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 348 are
a) 2
b) 2, 3, 29
c) 1,4, 6, 12, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348
Ans: c) 1, 4, 6, 12, 58, 87, 116, 174 and 348
3) 348 is the even composite number as it has
a) Only two factors
b) It is divisible by 2
c) More than 2 factors
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c