Is 4730 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 4730 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4730:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4730 we found that 4730 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730. Hence, we must say that 4730 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4730 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4730 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4730 which are 4730, 9460 and so on.
About the number 4730:
- 4730 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4730 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4730 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730 are the factors of 4730.
Note:
- 4730 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4730: 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730
- Prime factors of 4730: 2, 5, 11, 43
Conclusion:
- 4730 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730
- And hence, 4730 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4730 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 4730 are
a) 4730
b) 2, 5, 11, 43
c) 10, 22, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730
Ans: b) 2, 5, 11, 43
3) 4730 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 43, 55, 86, 110, 215, 430, 473, 946, 2365 and 4730
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all