Is 4614 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 4614 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4614:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4614 we found that 4614 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614. Hence, we must say that 4614 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4614 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4614 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4614 which are 4614, 9228 and so on.
About the number 4614:
- 4614 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4614 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4614 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614 are the factors of 4614.
Note:
- 4614 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4614: 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614
- Prime factors of 4614: 2, 3, 769
Conclusion:
- 4614 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614
- And hence, 4614 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4614 is a
a) Prime number
b) even number
c) even Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) even composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 4614 are
a) 4614
b) 2, 3, 769
c) 6, 1538, 2307 and 4614
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614
Ans: b) 2, 3, 769
3) 4614 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 769, 1538, 2307 and 4614
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all