Is 2384 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 2384 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2384:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2384, we found that 2384 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384. Hence, we must say that 2384 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2384 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2384 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2384 which are 2384, 4768 and so on.
About the number 2384:
- 2384 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2384 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2384 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384 are the factors of 2384.
Note:
- 2384 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2384: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384
- Prime factors of 2384: 2, 149
Conclusion:
- 2384 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384
- And hence, 2384 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2384 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 2384 are
a) 2384
b) 2, 149
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384
Ans: b) 2, 149
3) 2384 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192 and 2384
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b