Is 2524 is a Composite number

 Is 2524 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 2524 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.

 

Factors of 2524:

  • If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2524, we found that 2524 has factors 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524. Hence, we must say that 2524 is a composite number.
  • Thus, 2524 is the composite number.
  • If we multiply 2524 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2524 which are 2524, 5048 and so on.

 

About the number 2524:

  • 2524 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524 and hence it is the composite number.
  • 2524 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
  • If we divide 2524 by, 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524 are the factors of 2524.

 

Note:

  • 2524 is not the perfect square.
  • Factors of 2524: 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524
  • Prime factors of 2524: 2, 631

 

Conclusion:

  • 2524 is the composite number which has factors 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524
  • And hence, 2524 is not the prime number.

 

Multiple Choice Questions:

 

1) 2524 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 2524 are

a) 2524

b) 2, 631

c) 1, 4, 1262 and 2524

d) 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524

Ans: b) 2, 631

 

3) 2524 is composite number because

a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 631, 1262 and 2524

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 — 4:36 pm

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