Is 776 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 776 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 776:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 776, we found that 776 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776. Hence, we must say that 776 is a composite number.
- Thus, 776 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 776 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 776 which are 776, 1552 and so on.
About the number 776:
- 776 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776 and hence it is the composite number.
- 776 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 776 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776 are the factors of 776.
Note:
- 776 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 776: 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776
- Prime factors of 776: 2, 97
Conclusion:
- 776 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776
- And hence, 776 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 776 is a
a) Odd number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 776 are
a) 1
b) 2, 97
c) 1, 4, 8, 194, 388 and 776
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776
Ans: b) 2, 97
3) 776 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776
b) It has only prime factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388 and 776