Is 2896 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 2896 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2896:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2896, we found that 2896 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896. Hence, we must say that 2896 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2896 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2896 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2896 which are 2896, 5792 and so on.
About the number 2896:
- 2896 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2896 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2896 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896 are the factors of 2896.
Note:
- 2896 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2896: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896
- Prime factors of 2896: 2, 181
Conclusion:
- 2896 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896
- And hence, 2896 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2896 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 2896 are
a) 2896
b) 2, 181
c) 4, 8, 16, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896
3) 2896 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448 and 2896
b) It has only two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c