Is 4582 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 4582 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4582:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4582 we found that 4582 has factors 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582. Hence, we must say that 4582 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4582 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4582 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4582 which are 4582, 9164 and so on.
About the number 4582:
- 4582 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4582 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4582 by, 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582 are the factors of 4582.
Note:
- 4582 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4582: 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582
- Prime factors of 4582: 2, 29, 79
Conclusion:
- 4582 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582
- And hence, 4582 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4582 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 4582 are
a) 4582
b) 2, 29, 79
c) 58, 158, 2291 and 4582
d) 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582
Ans: c) 58, 158, 2291 and 4582
3) 4582 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 29, 58, 79, 158, 2291 and 4582
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b