Is 4532 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 4532 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4532:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4532 we found that 4532 has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532. Hence, we must say that 4532 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4532 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4532 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4532 which are 4532, 9064 and so on.
About the number 4532:
- 4532 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4532 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4532 by, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532 are the factors of 4532.
Note:
- 4532 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4532: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532
- Prime factors of 4532: 2, 11, 103
Conclusion:
- 4532 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532
- And hence, 4532 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4532 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 4532 are
a) 4532
b) 2, 11, 103
c) 4, 22, 44, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532
d) 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532
Ans: c) 4, 22, 44, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532
3) 4532 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 206, 412, 1133, 2266 and 4532
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b