Is 2492 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 2492 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2492:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2492, we found that 2492 has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492. Hence, we must say that 2492 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2492 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2492 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2492 which are 2492, 4984 and so on.
About the number 2492:
- 2492 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2492 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2492 by, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492 are the factors of 2492.
Note:
- 2492 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2492: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492
- Prime factors of 2492: 2, 7, 89
Conclusion:
- 2492 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492
- And hence, 2492 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2492 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 2492 are
a) 2492
b) 2, 7, 89
c) 1, 4, 14, 28, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492
d) 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492
Ans: b) 2, 7, 89
3) 2492 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 89, 178, 356, 623, 1246 and 2492
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b