Is 2763 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 2763 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2763:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2763, we found that 2763 has factors 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763. Hence, we must say that 2763 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2763 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2763 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2763 which are 2763, 5526 and so on.
2763 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2763:
- 2763 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2763 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2763 by 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763 are the factors of 2763
Note:
- 2763 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2763: 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763
- Prime factors of 2763: 3, 307
Conclusion:
- 2763 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763.
- And hence, 2763 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2763 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 2763 are
a) 1
b) 3, 307
c) 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763
d) 1, 9, 921 and 2763
Ans: d) 1, 9, 921 and 2763
3) 2763 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 307, 921 and 2763
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all