Is 4490 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 4490 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4490:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4490 we found that 4490 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490. Hence, we must say that 4490 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4490 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4490 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4490 which are 4490, 8980 and so on.
About the number 4490:
- 4490 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4490 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4490 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490 are the factors of 4490.
Note:
- 4490 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4490: 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490
- Prime factors of 4490: 2, 5, 449
Conclusion:
- 4490 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490
- And hence, 4490 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4490 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 4490 are
a) 4490
b) 2, 5, 449
c) 10, 898, 2245 and 4490
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490
Ans: c) 10, 898, 2245 and 4490
3) 4490 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245 and 4490
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b