Is 4858 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 4858 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4858:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4858 we found that 4858 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858. Hence, we must say that 4858 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4858 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4858 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4858 which are 4858, 9716 and so on.
About the number 4858:
- 4858 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4858 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4858 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858 are the factors of 4858.
Note:
- 4858 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4858: 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858
- Prime factors of 4858: 2, 7, 347
Conclusion:
- 4858 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858
- And hence, 4858 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4858 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 4858 are
a) 4858
b) 2, 7, 347
c) 14, 694, 2429 and 4858
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858
Ans: b) 2, 7, 347
3) 4858 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 347, 694, 2429 and 4858
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all