Is 2727 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 2727 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2727:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2727, we found that 2727 has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727. Hence, we must say that 2727 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2727 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2727 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2727 which are 2727, 5454 and so on.
2727 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2727:
- 2727 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2727 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2727 by 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727 are the factors of 2727
Note:
- 2727 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2727: 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727
- Prime factors of 2727: 3, 101
Conclusion:
- 2727 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727.
- And hence, 2727 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2727 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 2727 are
a) 1
b) 3, 101
c) 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727
d) 1, 9, 27, 303, 909 and 2727
Ans: d) 1, 9, 27, 303, 909 and 2727
3) 2727 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 27, 101, 303, 909 and 2727
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all