Is 2590 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 2590 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2590:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2590, we found that 2590 has factors 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590. Hence, we must say that 2590 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2590 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2590 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2590 which are 2590, 5180 and so on.
About the number 2590:
- 2590 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2590 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2590 by, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590 are the factors of 2590.
Note:
- 2590 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2590: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590
- Prime factors of 2590: 2, 5, 7, 37
Conclusion:
- 2590 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590
- And hence, 2590 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2590 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The composite factors of a composite number 2590 are
a) 2590
b) 2, 5, 7, 37
c) 10, 14, 35, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590
d) 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590
Ans: c) 10, 14, 35, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590
3) 2590 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295 and 2590
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c