Is 4776 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 4776 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4776:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4776 we found that 4776 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776. Hence, we must say that 4776 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4776 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4776 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4776 which are 4776, 9552 and so on.
About the number 4776:
- 4776 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4776 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4776 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776 are the factors of 4776.
Note:
- 4776 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4776: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776
- Prime factors of 4776: 2, 3, 199
Conclusion:
- 4776 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776
- And hence, 4776 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4776 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 4776 are
a) 4776
b) 2, 3, 199
c) 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776
Ans: b) 2, 3, 199
3) 4776 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 2388 and 4776
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all