Is 4462 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 4462 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4462:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4462 we found that 4462 has factors 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462. Hence, we must say that 4462 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4462 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4462 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4462 which are 4462, 8924 and so on.
About the number 4462:
- 4462 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4462 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4462 by, 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462 are the factors of 4462.
Note:
- 4462 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4462: 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462
- Prime factors of 4462: 2, 23, 97
Conclusion:
- 4462 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462
- And hence, 4462 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4462 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 4462 are
a) 4462
b) 2, 23, 97
c) 46, 194, 2231 and 4462
d) 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462
Ans: c) 46, 194, 2231 and 4462
3) 4462 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231 and 4462
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b