Is 4792 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 4792 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4792:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4792 we found that 4792 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792. Hence, we must say that 4792 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4792 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4792 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4792 which are 4792, 9584 and so on.
About the number 4792:
- 4792 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4792 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4792 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792 are the factors of 4792.
Note:
- 4792 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4792: 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792
- Prime factors of 4792: 2, 599
Conclusion:
- 4792 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792
- And hence, 4792 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4792 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 4792 are
a) 4792
b) 2, 599
c) 4, 8, 1198, 2396 and 4792
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792
Ans: b) 2, 599
3) 4792 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 599, 1198, 2396 and 4792
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all