Is 4568 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 4568 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4568:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4568 we found that 4568 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568. Hence, we must say that 4568 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4568 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4568 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4568 which are 4568, 9136 and so on.
About the number 4568:
- 4568 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4568 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4568 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568 are the factors of 4568.
Note:
- 4568 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4568: 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568
- Prime factors of 4568: 2, 571
Conclusion:
- 4568 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568
- And hence, 4568 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4568 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 4568 are
a) 4568
b) 2, 571
c) 4, 8, 1142, 2284 and 4568
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568
Ans: c) 4, 8, 1142, 2284 and 4568
3) 4568 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 571, 1142, 2284 and 4568
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b