Is 4850 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 4850 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4850:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4850 we found that 4850 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850. Hence, we must say that 4850 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4850 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4850 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4850 which are 4850, 9700 and so on.
About the number 4850:
- 4850 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4850 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4850 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850 are the factors of 4850.
Note:
- 4850 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4850: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850
- Prime factors of 4850: 2, 5, 97
Conclusion:
- 4850 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850
- And hence, 4850 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4850 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 4850 are
a) 4850
b) 2, 5, 97
c) 10, 25, 50, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850
Ans: b) 2, 5, 97
3) 4850 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425 and 4850
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all