Is 2583 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 2583 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2583:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2583, we found that 2583 has factors 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583. Hence, we must say that 2583 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2583 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2583 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2583 which are 2583, 5166 and so on.
2583 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2583:
- 2583 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2583 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2583 by 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583 are the factors of 2583
Note:
- 2583 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2583: 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583
- Prime factors of 2583: 3, 7, 41
Conclusion:
- 2583 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583.
- And hence, 2583 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2583 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 2583 are
a) 1
b) 3, 7, 41
c) 1 and 2583
d) 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583
Ans: b) 3, 7, 41
3) 2583 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 41, 63, 123, 287, 369, 861 and 2583
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