Is 2893 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 2893 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2893:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2893, we found that 2893 has factors 1, 11, 263 and 2893. Hence, we must say that 2893 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2893 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2893 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2893 which are 2893, 5786 and so on.
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About the number 2893:
- 2893 has more than two factors which are 1, 11, 263 and 2893 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2893 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2893 by 1, 11, 263 and 2893 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 263 and 2893 are the factors of 2893
Note:
- 2893 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2893: 1, 11, 263 and 2893
- Prime factors of 2893: 11, 263
Conclusion:
- 2893 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 263 and 2893.
- And hence, 2893 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2893 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 2893 are
a) 1
b) 11, 263
c) 1, 11, 263 and 2893
d) 1 and 2893
Ans: d) 1 and 2893
3) 2893 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 263 and 2893
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all