Is 4494 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 4494 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4494:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4494 we found that 4494 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494. Hence, we must say that 4494 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4494 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4494 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4494 which are 4494, 8988 and so on.
About the number 4494:
- 4494 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4494 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4494 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494 are the factors of 4494.
Note:
- 4494 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4494: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494
- Prime factors of 4494: 2, 3, 7, 107
Conclusion:
- 4494 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494
- And hence, 4494 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4494 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 4494 are
a) 4494
b) 2, 3, 7, 107
c) 6, 14, 21, 42, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494
Ans: c) 6, 14, 21, 42, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494
3) 4494 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 107, 214, 321, 642, 749, 1498, 2247 and 4494
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b