Is 4726 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 4726 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4726:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4726 we found that 4726 has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726. Hence, we must say that 4726 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4726 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4726 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4726 which are 4726, 9452 and so on.
About the number 4726:
- 4726 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4726 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4726 by, 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726 are the factors of 4726.
Note:
- 4726 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4726: 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726
- Prime factors of 4726: 2, 17, 139
Conclusion:
- 4726 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726
- And hence, 4726 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4726 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 4726 are
a) 4726
b) 2, 17, 139
c) 34, 278, 2363 and 4726
d) 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726
Ans: b) 2, 17, 139
3) 4726 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363 and 4726
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all