Is 2601 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 2601 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2601:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2601, we found that 2601 has factors 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601. Hence, we must say that 2601 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2601 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2601 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2601 which are 2601, 5202 and so on.
2601 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2601:
- 2601 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2601 is the odd composite number and it is the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2601 by 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601 are the factors of 2601
Note:
- 2601 is the perfect square.
- Factors of 2601: 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601
- Prime factors of 2601: 3, 17
Conclusion:
- 2601 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601.
- And hence, 2601 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2601 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 2601 are
a) 1
b) 3, 17
c) 1 and 2601
d) 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601
Ans: b) 3, 17
3) 2601 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867 and 2601
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