Is 2242 is a Composite number

 Is 2242 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 2242 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.

 

Factors of 2242:

  • If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2242, we found that 2242 has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242. Hence, we must say that 2242 is a composite number.
  • Thus, 2242 is the composite number.
  • If we multiply 2242 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2242 which are 2242, 4484 and so on.

 

About the number 2242:

  • 2242 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242 and hence it is the composite number.
  • 2242 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
  • If we divide 2242 by, 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242 are the factors of 2242.

 

Note:

  • 2242 is not the perfect square.
  • Factors of 2242: 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242
  • Prime factors of 2242: 2, 19, 59

 

Conclusion:

  • 2242 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242
  • And hence, 2242 is not the prime number.

 

Multiple Choice Questions:

 

1) 2242 is a

a) Even number

b) Odd number

c) Composite number

d) Both a and c

Ans: d) both a and d

 

2) The prime factors of a composite number 2242 are

a) 2242

b) 2, 19, 59

c) 1, 38, 118, 1121 and 2242

d) 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242

Ans: b) 2, 19, 59

 

3) 2242 is composite number because

a) It has factors 1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 1121 and 2242

b) It has more than two factors

c) Divisible by 2

d) Both a and b

Ans: d) both a and b

Updated: December 29, 2021 — 2:33 pm

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