Is 4808 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 4808 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4808:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4808 we found that 4808 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808. Hence, we must say that 4808 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4808 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4808 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4808 which are 4808, 9616 and so on.
About the number 4808:
- 4808 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4808 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4808 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808 are the factors of 4808.
Note:
- 4808 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4808: 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808
- Prime factors of 4808: 2, 601
Conclusion:
- 4808 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808
- And hence, 4808 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4808 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 4808 are
a) 4808
b) 2, 601
c) 4, 8, 1202, 2404 and 4808
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808
Ans: b) 2, 601
3) 4808 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 601, 1202, 2404 and 4808
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all