Is 4796 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 4796 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4796:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4796 we found that 4796 has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796. Hence, we must say that 4796 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4796 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4796 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4796 which are 4796, 9592 and so on.
About the number 4796:
- 4796 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4796 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4796 by, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796 are the factors of 4796.
Note:
- 4796 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4796: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796
- Prime factors of 4796: 2, 11, 109
Conclusion:
- 4796 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796
- And hence, 4796 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4796 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 4796 are
a) 4796
b) 2, 11, 109
c) 4, 22, 44, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796
d) 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796
Ans: b) 2, 11, 109
3) 4796 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398 and 4796
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all