Is 2379 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 2379 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2379:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2379, we found that 2379 has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379. Hence, we must say that 2379 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2379 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2379 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2379 which are 2379, 4758 and so on.
2379 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2379:
- 2379 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2379 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2379 by 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379 are the factors of 2379
Note:
- 2379 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2379: 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379
- Prime factors of 2379: 3, 13, 61
Conclusion:
- 2379 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379.
- And hence, 2379 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2379 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 2379 are
a) 1
b) 3, 13, 61
c) 1 and 2379
d) 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379
Ans: b) 3, 13, 61
3) 2379 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793 and 2379
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