Is 2597 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 2597 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2597:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2597, we found that 2597 has factors 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597. Hence, we must say that 2597 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2597 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2597 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2597 which are 2597, 5194 and so on.
2597 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2597:
- 2597 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2597 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2597 by 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597 are the factors of 2597
Note:
- 2597 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2597: 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597
- Prime factors of 2597: 7, 53
Conclusion:
- 2597 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597.
- And hence, 2597 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2597 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 2597 are
a) 1
b) 7, 53
c) 1 and 2597
d) 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597
Ans: b) 7, 53
3) 2597 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 49, 53, 371 and 2597
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