Is 4738 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 4738 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4738:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4738 we found that 4738 has factors 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738. Hence, we must say that 4738 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4738 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4738 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4738 which are 4738, 9476 and so on.
About the number 4738:
- 4738 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4738 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4738 by, 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738 are the factors of 4738.
Note:
- 4738 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4738: 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738
- Prime factors of 4738: 2, 23, 103
Conclusion:
- 4738 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738
- And hence, 4738 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4738 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 4738 are
a) 4738
b) 2, 23, 103
c) 46, 206, 2369 and 4738
d) 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738
Ans: b) 2, 23, 103
3) 4738 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369 and 4738
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all