Is 4482 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 4482 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4482:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4482 we found that 4482 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482. Hence, we must say that 4482 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4482 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4482 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4482 which are 4482, 8964 and so on.
About the number 4482:
- 4482 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4482 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4482 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482 are the factors of 4482.
Note:
- 4482 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4482: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482
- Prime factors of 4482: 2, 3, 83
Conclusion:
- 4482 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482
- And hence, 4482 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4482 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 4482 are
a) 4482
b) 2, 3, 83
c) 6, 9, 18, 27, 54,166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482
Ans: c) 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482
3) 4482 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241 and 4482
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b