Is 4790 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 4790 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4790:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4790 we found that 4790 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790. Hence, we must say that 4790 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4790 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4790 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4790 which are 4790, 9580 and so on.
About the number 4790:
- 4790 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4790 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4790 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790 are the factors of 4790.
Note:
- 4790 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4790: 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790
- Prime factors of 4790: 2, 5, 479
Conclusion:
- 4790 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790
- And hence, 4790 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4790 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 4790 are
a) 4790
b) 2, 5, 479
c) 10, 958, 2395 and 4790
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790
Ans: b) 2, 5, 479
3) 4790 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 479, 958, 2395 and 4790
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all