Is 4579 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 4579 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Contents
Factors of 4579:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4579, we found that 4579 has factors 1, 19, 241 and 4579. Hence, we must say that 4579 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4579 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4579 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4579 which are 4579, 9158 and so on.
4579 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4579:
- 4579 has more than two factors which are 1, 19, 241 and 4579 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4579 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4579 by 1, 19, 241 and 4579 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 19, 241 and 4579 are the factors of 4579
Note:
- 4579 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4579:1, 19, 241 and 4579
- Prime factors of 4579:19, 241
Conclusion:
- 4579 is the composite number which has factors 1, 19, 241 and 4579.
- And hence, 4579 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4579 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 4579 are
a) 1
b) 19, 241
c) 1, 19, 241 and 4579
d) 1 and 4579
Ans: d)1 and 4579
3) 4579 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 19, 241 and 4579
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
Why the below numbers are composite numbers
- Is 4577 a Composite number- Click Here
- Is 4575 a Composite number- Click Here