Is 2512 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 2512 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2512:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2512, we found that 2512 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512. Hence, we must say that 2512 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2512 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2512 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2512 which are 2512, 5024 and so on.
About the number 2512:
- 2512 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2512 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2512 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512 are the factors of 2512.
Note:
- 2512 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2512: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512
- Prime factors of 2512: 2, 157
Conclusion:
- 2512 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512
- And hence, 2512 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2512 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 2512 are
a) 2512
b) 2, 157
c) 1, 4, 8, 16, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512
Ans: b) 2, 157
3) 2512 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 157, 314, 628, 1256 and 2512
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b