Is 4676 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 4676 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4676:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4676 we found that 4676 has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676. Hence, we must say that 4676 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4676 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4676 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4676 which are 4676, 9352 and so on.
About the number 4676:
- 4676 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4676 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4676 by, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676 are the factors of 4676.
Note:
- 4676 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4676: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676
- Prime factors of 4676: 2, 7, 167
Conclusion:
- 4676 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676
- And hence, 4676 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4676 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 4676 are
a) 4676
b) 2, 7, 167
c) 4, 14, 28, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676
d) 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676
Ans: b) 2, 7, 167
3) 4676 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 167, 334, 668, 1169, 2338 and 4676
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all