Is 2937 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 2937 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 2937:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 2937, we found that 2937 has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937. Hence, we must say that 2937 is a composite number.
- Thus, 2937 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 2937 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 2937 which are 2937, 5874 and so on.
2937 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 2937:
- 2937 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937 and hence it is the composite number.
- 2937 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 2937 by 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937 are the factors of 2937
Note:
- 2937 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 2937: 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937
- Prime factors of 2937: 3, 11, 89
Conclusion:
- 2937 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937.
- And hence, 2937 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 2937 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 2937 are
a) 1
b) 3, 11, 89
c) 1, 33, 267, 979 and 2937
d) 1, 33, 267, 979 and 2937
Ans: d) 1, 33, 267, 979 and 2937
3) 2937 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 89, 267, 979 and 2937
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all