Is 4710 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 4710 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4710:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4710 we found that 4710 has factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710. Hence, we must say that 4710 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4710 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4710 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4710 which are 4710, 9420 and so on.
About the number 4710:
- 4710 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4710 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4710 by, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710 are the factors of 4710.
Note:
- 4710 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4710: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710
- Prime factors of 4710: 2, 3, 5, 157
Conclusion:
- 4710 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710
- And hence, 4710 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4710 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 4710 are
a) 4710
b) 2, 3, 5, 157
c) 6, 10, 15, 30, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710
d) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710
Ans: b) 2, 3, 5, 157
3) 4710 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355 and 4710
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all