Is 2499 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 2499 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2499:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2499, we found that 2499 has factors 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499. Hence, we must say that 2499 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2499 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2499 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2499 which are 2499, 4998 and so on.
2499 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2499:
- 2499 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2499 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2499 by 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499 are the factors of 2499
Note:
- 2499 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2499: 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499
- Prime factors of 2499: 3, 7, 17
Conclusion:
- 2499 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499.
- And hence, 2499 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2499 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 2499 are
a) 1
b) 3, 7, 17
c) 1 and 2499
d) 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499
Ans: b) 3, 7, 17
3) 2499 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833 and 2499
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