Is 4531 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 4531 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4531:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4531, we found that 4531 has factors 1, 23, 197 and 4531. Hence, we must say that 4531 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4531 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4531 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4531 which are 4531, 9062 and so on.
4531 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4531:
- 4531 has more than two factors which are 1, 23, 197 and 4531 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4531 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4531 by 1, 23, 197 and 4531 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 23, 197 and 4531 are the factors of 4531
Note:
- 4531 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4531:1, 23, 197 and 4531
- Prime factors of 4531:23, 197
Conclusion:
- 4531 is the composite number which has factors 1, 23, 197 and 4531.
- And hence, 4531 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4531 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 4531 are
a) 1
b) 23, 197
c) 1, 23, 197 and 4531
d) 1 and 4531
Ans: d)1 and 4531
3) 4531 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 23, 197 and 4531
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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