Is 4454 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 4454 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4454:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4454 we found that 4454 has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454. Hence, we must say that 4454 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4454 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4454 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4454 which are 4454, 8908 and so on.
About the number 4454:
- 4454 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4454 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4454 by, 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454 are the factors of 4454.
Note:
- 4454 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4454: 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454
- Prime factors of 4454: 2, 17, 131
Conclusion:
- 4454 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454
- And hence, 4454 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4454 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 4454 are
a) 4454
b) 2, 17, 131
c) 34, 262, 2227 and 4454
d) 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454
Ans: c) 34, 262, 2227 and 4454
3) 4454 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 131, 262, 2227 and 4454
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b