Is 944 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 944 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 944:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 944, we found that 944 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944. Hence, we must say that 944 is a composite number.
- Thus, 944 is the composite umber.
- If we multiply 944 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 944 which are 944, 1888 and so on.
About the number 944:
- 944 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944 and hence it is the composite number.
- 944 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 944 by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944 are the factors of 944.
Note:
- 944 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 944: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944
- Prime factors of 944: 2, 59
Conclusion:
- 944 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944
- And hence, 944 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 944 is a
a) Even number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 944 are
a) 1
b) 2, 59
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 118, 236, 472 and 944
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944
Ans: c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 118, 236, 472 and 944
3) 944 is even the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472 and 944
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all