Is 4802 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 4802 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4802:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4802 we found that 4802 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802. Hence, we must say that 4802 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4802 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4802 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4802 which are 4802, 9604 and so on.
About the number 4802:
- 4802 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4802 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4802 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802 are the factors of 4802.
Note:
- 4802 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4802: 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802
- Prime factors of 4802: 2, 7
Conclusion:
- 4802 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802
- And hence, 4802 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4802 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 4802 are
a) 4802
b) 2, 7
c) 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802
Ans: b) 2, 7
3) 4802 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686, 2401 and 4802
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all