Is 4551 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 4551 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4551:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4551, we found that 4551 has factors 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551. Hence, we must say that 4551 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4551 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4551 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4551 which are 4551, 9102 and so on.
4551 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4551:
- 4551 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4551 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4551 by 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551 are the factors of 4551
Note:
- 4551 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4551:1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551
- Prime factors of 4551: 3, 37, 41
Conclusion:
- 4551 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551.
- And hence, 4551 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4551 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 4551 are
a) 1
b) 3, 37, 41
c) 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551
d) 1, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551
Ans: d) 1, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551
3) 4551 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 37, 41, 111, 123, 1517 and 4551
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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