Is 4632 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 4632 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4632:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4632 we found that 4632 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632. Hence, we must say that 4632 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4632 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4632 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4632 which are 4632, 9264 and so on.
About the number 4632:
- 4632 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4632 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4632 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632 are the factors of 4632.
Note:
- 4632 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4632: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632
- Prime factors of 4632: 2, 3, 193
Conclusion:
- 4632 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632
- And hence, 4632 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4632 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 4632 are
a) 4632
b) 2, 3, 193
c) 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632
Ans: b) 2, 3, 193
3) 4632 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1544, 2316 and 4632
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all