Is 2375 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 2375 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2375:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2375, we found that 2375 has factors 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375. Hence, we must say that 2375 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2375 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2375 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2375 which are 2375, 4750 and so on.
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About the number 2375:
- 2375 has more than two factors which are 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2375 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2375 by 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375 are the factors of 2375
Note:
- 2375 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2375: 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375
- Prime factors of 2375: 5, 19
Conclusion:
- 2375 is the composite number which has factors 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375.
- And hence, 2375 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2375 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 2375 are
a) 1
b) 5, 19
c) 1 and 2375
d) 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375
Ans: b) 5, 19
3) 2375 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475 and 2375
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