Is 4566 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 4566 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4566:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4566 we found that 4566 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566. Hence, we must say that 4566 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4566 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4566 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4566 which are 4566, 9132 and so on.
About the number 4566:
- 4566 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4566 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4566 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566 are the factors of 4566.
Note:
- 4566 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4566: 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566
- Prime factors of 4566: 2, 3, 761
Conclusion:
- 4566 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566
- And hence, 4566 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4566 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 4566 are
a) 4566
b) 2, 3, 761
c) 6, 1522, 2283 and 4566
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566
Ans: c) 6, 1522, 2283 and 4566
3) 4566 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 761, 1522, 2283 and 4566
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b