Is 736 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 736 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 736:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 736, we found that 736 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736. Hence, we must say that 736 is a composite number.
- Thus, 736 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 736 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 736 which are 736, 1472 and so on.
About the number 736:
- 736 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736 and hence it is the composite number.
- 736 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 736 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736 are the factors of 736.
Note:
- 736 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 736: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736
- Prime factors of 736: 2, 23
Conclusion:
- 736 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736
- And hence, 736 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 736 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 736 are
a) 4, 8, 16, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368,736
b) 2, 23
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736
Ans: a) 4, 8, 16, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368, 736
3) 736 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 92, 184, 368 and 736
b) More than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b