Is 4706 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 4706 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4706:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4706 we found that 4706 has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706. Hence, we must say that 4706 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4706 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4706 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4706 which are 4706, 9412 and so on.
About the number 4706:
- 4706 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4706 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4706 by, 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706 are the factors of 4706.
Note:
- 4706 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4706: 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706
- Prime factors of 4706: 2, 13, 181
Conclusion:
- 4706 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706
- And hence, 4706 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4706 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 4706 are
a) 4706
b) 2, 13, 181
c) 26, 362, 2353 and 4706
d) 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706
Ans: b) 2, 13, 181
3) 4706 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 13, 26, 181, 362, 2353 and 4706
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all