Is 2233 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 2233 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2233:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2233, we found that 2233 has factors 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233. Hence, we must say that 2233 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2233 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2233 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2233 which are 2233, 4466 and so on.
2233 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2233:
- 2233 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2233 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2233 by 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233 are the factors of 2233
Note:
- 2233 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2233: 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233
- Prime factors of 2233: 7, 11, 29
Conclusion:
- 2233 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233.
- And hence, 2233 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2233 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 2233 are
a) 1
b) 7, 11, 29
c) 1 and 2233
d) 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233
Ans: b) 7, 11, 29
3) 2233 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 11, 29, 77, 203, 319 and 2233
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b