Is 4458 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 4458 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4458:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4458 we found that 4458 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458. Hence, we must say that 4458 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4458 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4458 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4458 which are 4458, 8916 and so on.
About the number 4458:
- 4458 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4458 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4458 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458 are the factors of 4458.
Note:
- 4458 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4458: 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458
- Prime factors of 4458: 2, 3, 743
Conclusion:
- 4458 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458
- And hence, 4458 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4458 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 4458 are
a) 4458
b) 2, 3, 743
c) 6, 1486, 2229 and 4458
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458
Ans: c) 6, 1486, 2229 and 4458
3) 4458 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 743, 1486, 2229 and 4458
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b