Is 4572 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 4572 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4572:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4572 we found that 4572 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572. Hence, we must say that 4572 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4572 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4572 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4572 which are 4572, 9144 and so on.
About the number 4572:
- 4572 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4572 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4572 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572 are the factors of 4572.
Note:
- 4572 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4572: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572
- Prime factors of 4572: 2, 3, 127
Conclusion:
- 4572 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572
- And hence, 4572 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4572 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 4572 are
a) 4572
b) 2, 3, 127
c) 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572
Ans: c) 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572
3) 4572 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286 and 4572
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b