Is 708 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 708 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 708:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 708, we found that 708 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708. Hence, we must say that 708 is a composite number.
- Thus, 708 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 708 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 708 which are 708, 1416 and so on.
About the number 708:
- 708 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708 and hence it is the composite number.
- 708 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 708 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708 are the factors of 708.
Note:
- 708 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 708: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
- Prime factors of 708: 2, 3, 59
Conclusion:
- 708 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
- And hence, 708 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 708 is a
a) perfect square number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The composite factors of a composite number 708 are
a) 4, 6, 12, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
b) 2, 3, 59
c) 1, 4, 6, 12,118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
Ans: a) 4, 6, 12, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
3) 708 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354 and 708
b) More than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b