Is 4496 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 4496 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4496:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4496 we found that 4496 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496. Hence, we must say that 4496 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4496 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4496 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4496 which are 4496, 8992 and so on.
About the number 4496:
- 4496 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4496 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4496 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496 are the factors of 4496.
Note:
- 4496 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4496: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496
- Prime factors of 4496: 2, 281
Conclusion:
- 4496 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496
- And hence, 4496 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4496 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 4496 are
a) 4496
b) 2, 281
c) 4, 8, 16, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496
3) 4496 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 281, 562, 1124, 2248 and 4496
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b