Is 2759 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 2759 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2759:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2759, we found that 2759 has factors 1, 31, 89 and 2759. Hence, we must say that 2759 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2759 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2759 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2759 which are 2759, 5518 and so on.
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About the number 2759:
- 2759 has more than two factors which are 1, 31, 89 and 2759 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2759 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2759 by 1, 31, 89 and 2759 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 31, 89 and 2759 are the factors of 2759
Note:
- 2759 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2759: 1, 31, 89 and 2759
- Prime factors of 2759: 31, 89
Conclusion:
- 2759 is the composite number which has factors 1, 31, 89 and 2759.
- And hence, 2759 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2759 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 2759 are
a) 1
b) 31, 89
c) 1, 31, 89 and 2759
d) 1 and 2759
Ans: d) 1 and 2759
3) 2759 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 31, 89 and 2759
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all