Is 4539 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 4539 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Factors of 4539:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4539, we found that 4539 has factors 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539. Hence, we must say that 4539 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4539 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4539 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4539 which are 4539, 9078 and so on.
4539 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4539:
- 4539 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4539 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4539 by 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539 are the factors of 4539
Note:
- 4539 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4539:1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539
- Prime factors of 4539:3, 17, 89
Conclusion:
- 4539 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539.
- And hence, 4539 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4539 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 4539 are
a) 1
b) 3, 17, 89
c) 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539
d) 1, 51, 267, 1513 and 4539
Ans: d) 1, 51, 267, 1513 and 4539
3) 4539 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 17, 51, 89, 267, 1513 and 4539
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
