Is 2737 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 2737 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2737:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2737, we found that 2737 has factors 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737. Hence, we must say that 2737 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2737 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2737 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2737 which are 2737, 5474 and so on.
2737 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2737:
- 2737 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2737 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2737 by 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737 are the factors of 2737
Note:
- 2737 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2737: 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737
- Prime factors of 2737: 7, 17, 23
Conclusion:
- 2737 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737.
- And hence, 2737 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2737 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 2737 are
a) 1
b) 7, 17, 23
c) 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737
d) 1, 119, 161, 391 and 2737
Ans: d) 1, 119, 161, 391 and 2737
3) 2737 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 17, 23, 119, 161, 391 and 2737
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all