Is 544 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 544 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 544:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 544, we found that 544 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544. Hence, we must say that 544 is a composite number.
- Thus, 544 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 544 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 544 which are 544, 1088 and so on.
About the number 544:
- 544 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544 and hence it is the composite number.
- 544 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 544 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544 are the factors of 544.
Note:
- 544 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 544:1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544
- Prime factors of 544: 2, 17
Conclusion:
- 544 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544
- And hence, 544 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 544 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 544 are
a) 1
b) 2, 17
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 68, 136, 272 and 544
Ans: b) 2, 17
3) 544 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