Is 2488 is a Composite number

 Is 2488 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 2488 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.

 

Factors of 2488:

  • If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2488, we found that 2488 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488. Hence, we must say that 2488 is a composite number.
  • Thus, 2488 is the composite number.
  • If we multiply 2488 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2488 which are 2488, 4976 and so on.

 

About the number 2488:

  • 2488 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488 and hence it is the composite number.
  • 2488 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
  • If we divide 2488 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488 are the factors of 2488.

 

Note:

  • 2488 is not the perfect square.
  • Factors of 2488: 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488
  • Prime factors of 2488: 2, 311

 

Conclusion:

  • 2488 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488
  • And hence, 2488 is not the prime number.

 

Multiple Choice Questions:

 

1) 2488 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 2488 are

a) 2488

b) 2, 311

c) 1, 4, 8, 622, 1244 and 2488

d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488

Ans: b) 2, 311

 

3) 2488 is composite number because

a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244 and 2488

b) It has more than two factors

c) Divisible by 2

d) Both a and b

Ans: d) both a and b

Updated: January 1, 2022 — 2:27 pm

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