Is 2532 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 2532 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2532:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2532, we found that 2532 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532. Hence, we must say that 2532 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2532 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2532 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2532 which are 2532, 5064 and so on.
About the number 2532:
- 2532 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2532 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2532 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532 are the factors of 2532.
Note:
- 2532 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2532: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532
- Prime factors of 2532: 2, 3, 211
Conclusion:
- 2532 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532
- And hence, 2532 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2532 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 2532 are
a) 2532
b) 2, 3, 211
c) 1, 4, 6, 12, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532
Ans: b) 2, 3, 211
3) 2532 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266 and 2532
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b