Is 2829 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 2829 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2829:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2829, we found that 2829 has factors 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829. Hence, we must say that 2829 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2829 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2829 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2829 which are 2829, 5658 and so on.
2829 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2829:
- 2829 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2829 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2829 by 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829 are the factors of 2829
Note:
- 2829 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2829: 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829
- Prime factors of 2829: 3, 23, 41
Conclusion:
- 2829 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829.
- And hence, 2829 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2829 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 2829 are
a) 1
b) 3, 23, 41
c) 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829
d) 1, 69, 123, 943 and 2829
Ans: d) 1, 69, 123, 943 and 2829
3) 2829 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 23, 41, 69, 123, 943 and 2829
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all