Is 4856 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 4856 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4856:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4856 we found that 4856 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856. Hence, we must say that 4856 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4856 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4856 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4856 which are 4856, 9712 and so on.
About the number 4856:
- 4856 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4856 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4856 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856 are the factors of 4856.
Note:
- 4856 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4856: 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856
- Prime factors of 4856: 2, 607
Conclusion:
- 4856 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856
- And hence, 4856 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4856 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 4856 are
a) 4856
b) 2, 607
c) 4, 8, 1214, 2428 and 4856
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856
Ans: b) 2, 607
3) 4856 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428 and 4856
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all