Is 2799 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 2799 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2799:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2799, we found that 2799 has factors 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799. Hence, we must say that 2799 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2799 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2799 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2799 which are 2799, 5598 and so on.
2799 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2799:
- 2799 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2799 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2799 by 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799 are the factors of 2799
Note:
- 2799 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2799: 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799
- Prime factors of 2799: 3, 311
Conclusion:
- 2799 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799.
- And hence, 2799 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2799 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 2799 are
a) 1
b) 3, 311
c) 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799
d) 1, 9, 933 and 2799
Ans: d) 1, 9, 933 and 2799
3) 2799 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 311, 933 and 2799
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all