Is 2876 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 2876 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2876:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2876, we found that 2876 has factors 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876. Hence, we must say that 2876 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2876 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2876 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2876 which are 2876, 5752 and so on.
About the number 2876:
- 2876 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2876 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2876 by, 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876 are the factors of 2876.
Note:
- 2876 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2876: 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876
- Prime factors of 2876: 2, 719
Conclusion:
- 2876 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876
- And hence, 2876 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2876 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 2876 are
a) 2876
b) 2, 719
c) 4, 1438 and 2876
d) 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876
Ans: c) 4, 1438 and 2876
3) 2876 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 719, 1438 and 2876
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c