Is 2096 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 2096 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2096:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2096, we found that 2096 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096. Hence, we must say that 2096 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2096 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2096 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2096 which are 2096, 4192 and so on.
About the number 2096:
- 2096 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2096 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2096 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096 are the factors of 2096.
Note:
- 2096 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2096: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096
- Prime factors of 2096: 2, 131
Conclusion:
- 2096 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096
- And hence, 2096 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2096 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 2096 are
a) 2096
b) 2, 131
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096
Ans: c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096
3) 2096 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096
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, 131, 262, 524, 1048 and 2096