Is 2743 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 2743 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2743:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2743, we found that 2743 has factors 1, 13, 211 and 2743. Hence, we must say that 2743 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2743 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2743 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2743 which are 2743, 5486 and so on.
2743 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2743:
- 2743 has more than two factors which are 1, 13, 211 and 2743 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2743 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2743 by 1, 13, 211 and 2743 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 13, 211 and 2743 are the factors of 2743
Note:
- 2743 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2743: 1, 13, 211 and 2743
- Prime factors of 2743: 13, 211
Conclusion:
- 2743 is the composite number which has factors 1, 13, 211 and 2743.
- And hence, 2743 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2743 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 2743 are
a) 1
b) 13, 211
c) 1, 13, 211 and 2743
d) 1 and 2743
Ans: d) 1 and 2743
3) 2743 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 13, 211 and 2743
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all