Is 4616 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 4616 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4616:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4616 we found that 4616 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616. Hence, we must say that 4616 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4616 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4616 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4616 which are 4616, 9232 and so on.
About the number 4616:
- 4616 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4616 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4616 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616 are the factors of 4616.
Note:
- 4616 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4616: 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616
- Prime factors of 4616: 2, 577
Conclusion:
- 4616 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616
- And hence, 4616 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4616 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 4616 are
a) 4616
b) 2, 577
c) 4, 8, 1154, 2308 and 4616
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616
Ans: b) 2, 577
3) 4616 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 577, 1154, 2308 and 4616
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all