Is 4708 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 4708 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4708:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4708 we found that 4708 has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708. Hence, we must say that 4708 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4708 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4708 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4708 which are 4708, 9416 and so on.
About the number 4708:
- 4708 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4708 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4708 by, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708 are the factors of 4708.
Note:
- 4708 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4708: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708
- Prime factors of 4708: 2, 11, 107
Conclusion:
- 4708 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708
- And hence, 4708 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4708 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 4708 are
a) 4708
b) 2, 11, 107
c) 4, 22, 44, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708
d) 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708
Ans: b) 2, 11, 107
3) 4708 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 107, 214, 428, 1177, 2354 and 4708
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all