Is 2527 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 2527 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2527:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2527, we found that 2527 has factors 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527. Hence, we must say that 2527 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2527 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2527 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2527 which are 2527, 5054 and so on.
2527 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2527:
- 2527 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2527 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2527 by 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527 are the factors of 2527
Note:
- 2527 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2527: 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527
- Prime factors of 2527: 7, 19
Conclusion:
- 2527 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527.
- And hence, 2527 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2527 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 2527 are
a) 1
b) 7, 19
c) 1 and 2527
d) 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527
Ans: b) 7, 19
3) 2527 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 19, 133, 361 and 2527
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