Is 4476 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 4476 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4476:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4476 we found that 4476 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476. Hence, we must say that 4476 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4476 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4476 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4476 which are 4476, 8952 and so on.
About the number 4476:
- 4476 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4476 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4476 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476 are the factors of 4476.
Note:
- 4476 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4476: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476
- Prime factors of 4476: 2, 3, 373
Conclusion:
- 4476 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476
- And hence, 4476 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4476 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 4476 are
a) 4476
b) 2, 3, 373
c) 4, 6, 12, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476
Ans: c) 4, 6, 12, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476
3) 4476 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 373, 746, 1119, 1492, 2238 and 4476
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b