Is 2849 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 2849 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2849:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2849, we found that 2849 has factors 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849. Hence, we must say that 2849 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2849 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2849 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2849 which are 2849, 5698 and so on.
2849 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2849:
- 2849 has more than two factors which are 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2849 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2849 by 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849 are the factors of 2849
Note:
- 2849 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2849: 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849
- Prime factors of 2849: 7, 11, 37
Conclusion:
- 2849 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849.
- And hence, 2849 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2849 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 2849 are
a) 1
b) 7, 11, 37
c) 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849
d) 1, 77, 259, 407 and 2849
Ans: d) 1, 77, 259, 407 and 2849
3) 2849 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 11, 37, 77, 259, 407 and 2849
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all