Is 4557 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 4557 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4557:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4557, we found that 4557 has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557. Hence, we must say that 4557 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4557 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4557 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4557 which are 4557, 9114 and so on.
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About the number 4557:
- 4557 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4557 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4557 by 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557 are the factors of 4557
Note:
- 4557 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4557:1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557
- Prime factors of 4557:3, 7, 31
Conclusion:
- 4557 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557.
- And hence, 4557 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4557 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 4557 are
a) 1
b) 3, 7, 31
c) 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557
d) 1, 21, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557
Ans: d) 1, 21, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557
3) 4557 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 49, 93, 147, 217, 651, 1519 and 4557
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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