Is 4461 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 4461 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4461:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4461, we found that 4461 has factors 1, 3, 1487 and 4461. Hence, we must say that 4461 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4461 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4461 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4461 which are 4461, 8922 and so on.
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About the number 4461:
- 4461 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 1487 and 4461 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4461 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4461 by 1, 3, 1487 and 4461 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 1487 and 4461 are the factors of 4461
Note:
- 4461 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4461:1, 3, 1487 and 4461
- Prime factors of 4461: 3, 1487
Conclusion:
- 4461 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 1487 and 4461.
- And hence, 4461 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4461 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 4461 are
a) 1
b) 3, 1487
c) 1, 3, 1487 and 4461
d) 1 and 4461
Ans: d)1 and 4461
3) 4461 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 1487 and 4461
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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