Is 2403 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 2403 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2403:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2403, we found that 2403 has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403. Hence, we must say that 2403 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2403 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2403 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2403 which are 2403, 4806 and so on.
2403 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2403:
- 2403 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2403 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2403 by 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403 are the factors of 2403
Note:
- 2403 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2403: 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403
- Prime factors of 2403: 3, 89
Conclusion:
- 2403 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403.
- And hence, 2403 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2403 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 2403 are
a) 1
b) 3, 89
c) 1 and 2403
d) 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403
Ans: b) 3, 89
3) 2403 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 89, 267, 801 and 2403
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