Is 4548 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 4548 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4548:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4548 we found that 4548 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548. Hence, we must say that 4548 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4548 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4548 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4548 which are 4548, 9096 and so on.
About the number 4548:
- 4548 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4548 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4548 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548 are the factors of 4548.
Note:
- 4548 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4548: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548
- Prime factors of 4548: 2, 3, 379
Conclusion:
- 4548 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548
- And hence, 4548 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4548 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 4548 are
a) 4548
b) 2, 3, 379
c) 4, 6, 12, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548
Ans: c) 4, 6, 12, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548
3) 4548 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274 and 4548
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b