Is 4646 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 4646 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4646:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4646 we found that 4646 has factors 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646. Hence, we must say that 4646 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4646 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4646 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4646 which are 4646, 9292 and so on.
About the number 4646:
- 4646 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4646 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4646 by, 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646 are the factors of 4646.
Note:
- 4646 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4646: 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646
- Prime factors of 4646: 2, 23, 101
Conclusion:
- 4646 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646
- And hence, 4646 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4646 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 4646 are
a) 4646
b) 2, 23, 101
c) 46, 202, 2323 and 4646
d) 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646
Ans: b) 2, 23, 101
3) 4646 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 23, 46, 101, 202, 2323 and 4646
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all