Is 532 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 532 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 532:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 532, we found that 532 has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532. Hence, we must say that 532 is a composite number.
- Thus, 532 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 532 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 532 which are 532, 1064 and so on.
About the number 532:
- 532 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532 and hence it is the composite number.
- 532 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 532 by 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532 are the factors of 532.
Note:
- 532 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 532:1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532
- Prime factors of 532: 2, 7, 19
Conclusion:
- 532 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532
- And hence, 532 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 532 is a
a) Prime number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 532 are
a) 1
b) 2, 7, 19
c) 1, 4, 14, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532
d) 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266 and 532
Ans: b) 2, 7, 19
3) 532 is the even composite number because
a) It has two factors
b) More than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c