Is 2635 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 2635 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2635:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2635, we found that 2635 has factors 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635. Hence, we must say that 2635 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2635 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2635 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2635 which are 2635, 5270 and so on.
2635 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2635:
- 2635 has more than two factors which are 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2635 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2635 by 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635 are the factors of 2635
Note:
- 2635 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2635: 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635
- Prime factors of 2635: 5, 17, 31
Conclusion:
- 2635 is the composite number which has factors 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635.
- And hence, 2635 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2635 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 2635 are
a) 1
b) 5, 17, 31
c) 1 and 2635
d) 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635
Ans: b) 5, 17, 31
3) 2635 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 5, 17, 31, 85, 155, 527 and 2635
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