Is 2796 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 2796 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2796:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2796, we found that 2796 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796. Hence, we must say that 2796 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2796 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2796 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2796 which are 2796, 5592 and so on.
About the number 2796:
- 2796 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2796 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2796 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796 are the factors of 2796.
Note:
- 2796 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2796: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796
- Prime factors of 2796: 2, 3, 233
Conclusion:
- 2796 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796
- And hence, 2796 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2796 is a
a) Prime number
b) Odd number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) composite number
2) The composite factors of a composite number 2796 are
a) 2796
b) 2, 3, 233
c) 4, 6, 12, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796
Ans: c) 4, 6, 12, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796
3) 2796 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398 and 2796
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c