Is 2757 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 2757 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2757:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2757, we found that 2757 has factors 1, 3, 919 and 2757. Hence, we must say that 2757 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2757 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2757 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2757 which are 2757, 5514 and so on.
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About the number 2757:
- 2757 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 919 and 2757 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2757 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2757 by 1, 3, 919 and 2757 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 919 and 2757 are the factors of 2757
Note:
- 2757 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2757: 1, 3, 919 and 2757
- Prime factors of 2757: 3, 919
Conclusion:
- 2757 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 919 and 2757.
- And hence, 2757 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2757 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 2757 are
a) 1
b) 3, 919
c) 1, 3, 919 and 2757
d) 1 and 2757
Ans: d) 1 and 2757
3) 2757 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 919 and 2757
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all