Is 4530 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 4530 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4530:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4530 we found that 4530 has factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530. Hence, we must say that 4530 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4530 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4530 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4530 which are 4530, 9060 and so on.
About the number 4530:
- 4530 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4530 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4530 by, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530 are the factors of 4530.
Note:
- 4530 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4530: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530
- Prime factors of 4530: 2, 3, 5, 151
Conclusion:
- 4530 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530
- And hence, 4530 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4530 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 4530 are
a) 4530
b) 2, 3, 5, 151
c) 6, 10, 15, 30, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530
d) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530
Ans: c) 6, 10, 15, 30, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530
3) 4530 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 151, 302, 453, 755, 906, 1510, 2265 and 4530
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b