Is 472 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 472 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 472:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 472, we found that 472 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472. Hence, we must say that 472 is a composite number.
- Thus, 472 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 472 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 472 which are 472, 944 and so on.
About the number 472:
- 472 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472 and hence it is the composite number.
- 472 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 472 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472 are the factors of 472.
Note:
- 472 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 472: 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472
- Prime factors of 472: 2, 59
Conclusion:
- 472 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472
- And hence, 472 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 472 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 472 are
a) 2
b) 2, 59
c) 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236 and 472
Ans: c) 1, 4, 8, 118, 236 and 472
3) 472 is the composite number because
a) It has two factors
b) More than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both b and c
Ans: b) more than two factors