Is 4492 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 4492 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4492:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4492 we found that 4492 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492. Hence, we must say that 4492 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4492 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4492 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4492 which are 4492, 8984 and so on.
About the number 4492:
- 4492 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4492 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4492 by, 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492 are the factors of 4492.
Note:
- 4492 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4492: 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492
- Prime factors of 4492: 2, 1123
Conclusion:
- 4492 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492
- And hence, 4492 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4492 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 4492 are
a) 4492
b) 2, 1123
c) 4, 2246 and 4492
d) 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492
Ans: c) 4, 2246 and 4492
3) 4492 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1123, 2246 and 4492
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b