Is 4450 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 4450 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4450:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4450 we found that 4450 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450. Hence, we must say that 4450 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4450 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4450 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4450 which are 4450, 8900 and so on.
About the number 4450:
- 4450 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4450 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4450 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450 are the factors of 4450.
Note:
- 4450 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4450: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450
- Prime factors of 4450: 2, 5, 89
Conclusion:
- 4450 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450
- And hence, 4450 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4450 is a
a) Prime number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The composite factors of a composite number 4450 are
a) 4450
b) 2, 5, 89
c) 10, 25, 50, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450
Ans: c) 10, 25, 50, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450
3) 4450 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 89, 178, 445, 890, 2225 and 4450
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b