Is 4624 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 4624 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4624:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4624 we found that 4624 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624. Hence, we must say that 4624 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4624 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4624 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4624 which are 4624, 9248 and so on.
About the number 4624:
- 4624 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4624 is the even composite number and it is the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4624 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624 are the factors of 4624.
Note:
- 4624 is the perfect square.
- Factors of 4624: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624
- Prime factors of 4624: 2, 17
Conclusion:
- 4624 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624
- And hence, 4624 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4624 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 4624 are
a) 4624
b) 2, 17
c) 4, 8, 16, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624
Ans: b) 2, 17
3) 4624 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 272, 289, 578, 1156, 2312 and 4624
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all