Is 2032 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 2032 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2032:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2032, we found that 2032 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032. Hence, we must say that 2032 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2032 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2032 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2032 which are 2032, 4064 and so on.
About the number 2032:
- 2032 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2032 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2032 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032 are the factors of 2032.
Note:
- 2032 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2032: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032
- Prime factors of 2032: 2, 127
Conclusion:
- 2032 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032
- And hence, 2032 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2032 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 2032 are
a) 2032
b) 2, 127
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032
Ans: c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032
3) 2032 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) it has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 127, 254, 508, 1016 and 2032