Is 2216 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 2216 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2216:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2216, we found that 2216 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216. Hence, we must say that 2216 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2216 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2216 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2216 which are 2216, 4432 and so on.
About the number 2216:
- 2216 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2216 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2216 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216 are the factors of 2216.
Note:
- 2216 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2216: 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216
- Prime factors of 2216: 2, 277
Conclusion:
- 2216 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216
- And hence, 2216 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2216 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 2216 are
a) 2216
b) 2, 277
c) 1, 4, 8, 554, 1108 and 2216
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216
Ans: c) 1, 4, 8, 554, 1108 and 2216
3) 2216 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) it has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108 and 2216