Is 2608 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 2608 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2608:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2608, we found that 2608 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608. Hence, we must say that 2608 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2608 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2608 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2608 which are 2608, 5216 and so on.
About the number 2608:
- 2608 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2608 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2608 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608 are the factors of 2608.
Note:
- 2608 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2608: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608
- Prime factors of 2608: 2, 163
Conclusion:
- 2608 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608
- And hence, 2608 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2608 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 2608 are
a) 2608
b) 2, 163
c) 4, 8, 16, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608
3) 2608 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 163, 326, 652, 1304 and 2608
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c