Is 4484 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 4484 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4484:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4484 we found that 4484 has factors 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484. Hence, we must say that 4484 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4484 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4484 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4484 which are 4484, 8968 and so on.
About the number 4484:
- 4484 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4484 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4484 by, 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484 are the factors of 4484.
Note:
- 4484 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4484: 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484
- Prime factors of 4484: 2, 19, 59
Conclusion:
- 4484 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484
- And hence, 4484 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4484 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 4484 are
a) 4484
b) 2, 19, 59
c) 4, 38, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484
d) 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484
Ans: c) 4, 38, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484
3) 4484 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 59, 76, 118, 236, 1121, 2242 and 4484
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b