Is 4506 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 4506 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4506:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4506 we found that 4506 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506. Hence, we must say that 4506 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4506 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4506 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4506 which are 4506, 9012 and so on.
About the number 4506:
- 4506 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4506 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4506 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506 are the factors of 4506.
Note:
- 4506 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4506: 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506
- Prime factors of 4506: 2, 3, 751
Conclusion:
- 4506 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506
- And hence, 4506 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4506 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 4506 are
a) 4506
b) 2, 3, 751
c) 6, 1502, 2253 and 4506
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506
Ans: c) 6, 1502, 2253 and 4506
3) 4506 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253 and 4506
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b