Is 734 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 734 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Factors of 734:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 734, we found that 734 has factors 1, 2, 367 and 734. Hence, we must say that 734 is a composite number.
- Thus, 734 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 734 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 734 which are 734, 1468 and so on.
About the number 734:
- 734 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 367 and 734 and hence it is the composite number.
- 734 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 734 by 1, 2, 367 and 734 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 367 and 734 are the factors of 734.
Note:
- 734 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 734: 1, 2, 367 and 734
- Prime factors of 734: 2, 367
Conclusion:
- 734 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 367 and 734
- And hence, 734 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 734 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 734 are
a) 734
b) 2, 367
c) 1 and 734
d) 1, 2, 367 and 734
Ans: a) 734
3) 734 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 367 and 734
b) More than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b
