Is 4768 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 4768 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4768:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4768 we found that 4768 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768. Hence, we must say that 4768 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4768 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4768 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4768 which are 4768, 9536 and so on.
About the number 4768:
- 4768 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4768 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4768 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768 are the factors of 4768.
Note:
- 4768 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4768: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768
- Prime factors of 4768: 2, 149
Conclusion:
- 4768 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768
- And hence, 4768 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4768 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 4768 are
a) 4768
b) 2, 149
c) 4, 8, 16, 32, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768
Ans: b) 2, 149
3) 4768 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384 and 4768
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all