Is 4498 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 4498 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4498:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4498 we found that 4498 has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498. Hence, we must say that 4498 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4498 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4498 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4498 which are 4498, 8996 and so on.
About the number 4498:
- 4498 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4498 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4498 by, 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498 are the factors of 4498.
Note:
- 4498 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4498: 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498
- Prime factors of 4498: 2, 13, 173
Conclusion:
- 4498 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498
- And hence, 4498 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4498 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 4498 are
a) 4498
b) 2, 13, 173
c) 6, 346, 2249 and 4498
d) 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498
Ans: c) 26, 346, 2249 and 4498
3) 4498 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 173, 346, 2249 and 4498
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b