Is 4832 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 4832 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4832:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4832 we found that 4832 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832. Hence, we must say that 4832 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4832 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4832 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4832 which are 4832, 9664 and so on.
About the number 4832:
- 4832 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4832 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4832 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832 are the factors of 4832.
Note:
- 4832 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4832: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832
- Prime factors of 4832: 2, 151
Conclusion:
- 4832 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832
- And hence, 4832 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4832 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 4832 are
a) 4832
b) 2, 151
c) 4, 8, 16, 32, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832
Ans: b) 2, 151
3) 4832 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 151, 302, 604, 1208, 2416 and 4832
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all