Is 2761 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 2761 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2761:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2761, we found that 2761 has factors 1, 11, 251 and 2761. Hence, we must say that 2761 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2761 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2761 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2761 which are 2761, 5522 and so on.
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About the number 2761:
- 2761 has more than two factors which are 1, 11, 251 and 2761 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2761 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2761 by 1, 11, 251 and 2761 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 251 and 2761 are the factors of 2761
Note:
- 2761 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2761: 1, 11, 251 and 2761
- Prime factors of 2761: 11, 251
Conclusion:
- 2761 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 251 and 2761.
- And hence, 2761 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2761 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 2761 are
a) 1
b) 11, 251
c) 1, 11, 251 and 2761
d) 1 and 2761
Ans: d) 1 and 2761
3) 2761 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 251 and 2761
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all