Is 2365 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 2365 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2365:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2365, we found that 2365 has factors 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365. Hence, we must say that 2365 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2365 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2365 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2365 which are 2365, 4730 and so on.
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About the number 2365:
- 2365 has more than two factors which are 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2365 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2365 by 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365 are the factors of 2365
Note:
- 2365 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2365: 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365
- Prime factors of 2365: 5, 11, 43
Conclusion:
- 2365 is the composite number which has factors 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365.
- And hence, 2365 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2365 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 2365 are
a) 1
b) 5, 11, 43
c) 1 and 2365
d) 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365
Ans: b) 5, 11, 43
3) 2365 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 5, 11, 43, 55, 215, 473 and 2365
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