Is 590 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 590 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 590:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 590, we found that 590 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590. Hence, we must say that 590 is a composite number.
- Thus, 590 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 590 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 590 which are 590, 1180 and so on.
About the number 590:
- 590 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590 and hence it is the composite number.
- 590 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 590 by 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590 are the factors of 590.
Note:
- 590 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 590: 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590
- Prime factors of 590: 2, 5, 59
Conclusion:
- 590 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590
- And hence, 590 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 590 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 590 are
a) 1
b) 2, 5, 59
c) 1, 10, 118, 295 and 590
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295 and 590
Ans: c) 1, 10, 118, 295 and 590
3) 590 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