Is 4556 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 4556 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4556:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4556 we found that 4556 has factors 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556. Hence, we must say that 4556 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4556 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4556 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4556 which are 4556, 9112 and so on.
About the number 4556:
- 4556 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4556 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4556 by, 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556 are the factors of 4556.
Note:
- 4556 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4556: 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556
- Prime factors of 4556: 2, 17, 67
Conclusion:
- 4556 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556
- And hence, 4556 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4556 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 4556 are
a) 4556
b) 2, 17, 67
c) 4, 34, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556
d) 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556
Ans: c) 4, 34, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556
3) 4556 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278 and 4556
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b