Is 2841 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 2841 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2841:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2841, we found that 2841 has factors 1, 3, 947 and 2841. Hence, we must say that 2841 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2841 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2841 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2841 which are 2841, 5682 and so on.
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About the number 2841:
- 2841 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 947 and 2841 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2841 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2841 by 1, 3, 947 and 2841 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 947 and 2841 are the factors of 2841
Note:
- 2841 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2841: 1, 3, 947 and 2841
- Prime factors of 2841: 3, 947
Conclusion:
- 2841 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 947 and 2841.
- And hence, 2841 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2841 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 2841 are
a) 1
b) 3, 947
c) 1, 3, 947 and 2841
d) 1 and 2841
Ans: d) 1 and 2841
3) 2841 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 947 and 2841
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all