Is 4761 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 4761 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4761:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4761, we found that 4761 has factors 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761. Hence, we must say that 4761 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4761 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4761 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4761 which are 4761, 9522 and so on.
4761 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4761:
- 4761 has more than two factors which 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761 are hence it is the composite number.
- 4761 is the odd composite number and it is the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4761 by 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761 are the factors of 4761.
Note:
- 4761 is the perfect square.
- Factors of 4761:1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761
- Prime factors of 4761:3, 23
Conclusion:
- 4761 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761.
- And hence, 4761 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4761 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 4761 are
a) 1
b) 3, 23
c) 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761
d) 1, 9, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761
Ans: b) 3, 23
3) 4761 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 529, 1587 and 4761
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b
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