Is 4782 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 4782 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4782:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4782 we found that 4782 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782. Hence, we must say that 4782 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4782 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4782 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4782 which are 4782, 9564 and so on.
About the number 4782:
- 4782 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4782 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4782 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782 are the factors of 4782.
Note:
- 4782 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4782: 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782
- Prime factors of 4782: 2, 3, 797
Conclusion:
- 4782 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782
- And hence, 4782 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4782 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 4782 are
a) 4782
b) 2, 3, 797
c) 6, 1594, 2391 and 4782
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782
Ans: b) 2, 3, 797
3) 4782 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 797, 1594, 2391 and 4782
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all