Is 4528 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 4528 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4528:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4528 we found that 4528 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528. Hence, we must say that 4528 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4528 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4528 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4528 which are 4528, 9056 and so on.
About the number 4528:
- 4528 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4528 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4528 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528 are the factors of 4528.
Note:
- 4528 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4528: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528
- Prime factors of 4528: 2, 283
Conclusion:
- 4528 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528
- And hence, 4528 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4528 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 4528 are
a) 4528
b) 2, 283
c) 4, 8, 16, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528
3) 4528 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264 and 4528
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b