Is 2037 a Composite number

 Is 2037 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 2037 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.

 

Factors of 2037:

  • If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2037, we found that 2037 has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037. Hence, we must say that 2037 is a composite number.
  • Thus, 2037 is the composite number.
  • If we multiply 2037 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2037 which are 2037, 4074 and so on.

 

 2037 is a Composite number or Prime number

About the number 2037:

  • 2037 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037 and hence it is the composite number.
  • 2037 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
  • If we divide 2037 by 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037 are the factors of 2037

 

Note:

  • 2037 is not the perfect square.
  • Factors of 2037: 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037
  • Prime factors of 2037: 3, 7, 97

 

Conclusion:

  • 2037 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037.
  • And hence, 2037 is not the prime number.

 

Multiple Choice Questions:

 

1) 2037 is a

a) Even number

b) Prime number

c) Composite number

d) Both a and c

Ans: c) composite number

 

2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 2037 are

a) 1

b) 3, 7, 97

c) 1, 21, 291, 679 and 2037

d) 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037

Ans: c) 1, 21, 291, 679 and 2037

 

3) 2037 is the odd composite number because

a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 97, 291, 679 and 2037

b) It has more than two factors

c) It is not divisible by 2

d) all

Ans: d) all

Updated: March 3, 2022 — 1:54 pm

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