Is 4750 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 4750 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4750:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4750 we found that 4750 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750. Hence, we must say that 4750 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4750 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4750 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4750 which are 4750, 9500 and so on.
About the number 4750:
- 4750 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4750 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4750 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750 are the factors of 4750.
Note:
- 4750 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4750: 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750
- Prime factors of 4750: 2, 5, 19
Conclusion:
- 4750 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750
- And hence, 4750 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4750 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 4750 are
a) 4750
b) 2, 5, 19
c) 10, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750
Ans: b) 2, 5, 19
3) 4750 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 950, 2375 and 4750
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all