Is 4522 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 4522 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4522:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4522 we found that 4522 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522. Hence, we must say that 4522 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4522 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4522 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4522 which are 4522, 9044 and so on.
About the number 4522:
- 4522 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4522 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4522 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522 are the factors of 4522.
Note:
- 4522 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4522: 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522
- Prime factors of 4522: 2, 7, 17, 19
Conclusion:
- 4522 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522
- And hence, 4522 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4522 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 4522 are
a) 4522
b) 2, 7, 17, 19
c) 14, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522
Ans: c) 14, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522
3) 4522 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 19, 34, 38, 119, 133, 238, 266, 323, 646, 2261 and 4522
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b