Is 696 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 696 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Contents
Factors of 696:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 696, we found that 696 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696. Hence, we must say that 696 is a composite number.
- Thus, 696 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 696 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 696 which are 696, 1392 and so on.
About the number 696:
- 696 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696 and hence it is the composite number.
- 696 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 696 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696 are the factors of 696.
Note:
- 696 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 696: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696
- Prime factors of 696: 2, 3, 29
Conclusion:
- 696 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696
- And hence, 696 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 696 is a
a) Not a perfect square number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) all
Ans: d) all
2) The prime and composite factors of a composite number 696 are
a) 1
b) 2, 3, 29
c) 1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696
Ans: d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696
3) 696 is the even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348 and 696
b) More than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all