Is 508 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 508 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 508:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 508, we found that 508 has factors 1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508. Hence, we must say that 508 is a composite number.
- Thus, 508 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 508 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 508 which are 508, 1016 and so on.
About the number 508:
- 508 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508 and hence it is the composite number.
- 508 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 508 by 1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508 are the factors of 508.
Note:
- 508 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 508:1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508
- Prime factors of 508: 2, 127
Conclusion:
- 508 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508
- And hence, 508 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 508 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 508 are
a) 1
b) 2, 127
c) 1, 4, 254 and 508
d) 1, 2, 4, 127, 254 and 508
Ans: c) 1, 4, 254 and 508
3) 508 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