Is 4866 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 4866 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4866:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4866 we found that 4866 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866. Hence, we must say that 4866 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4866 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4866 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4866 which are 4866, 9732 and so on.
About the number 4866:
- 4866 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4866 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4866 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866 are the factors of 4866.
Note:
- 4866 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4866: 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866
- Prime factors of 4866: 2, 3, 811
Conclusion:
- 4866 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866
- And hence, 4866 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4866 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 4866 are
a) 4866
b) 2, 3, 811
c) 6, 1622, 2433 and 4866
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866
Ans: b) 2, 3, 811
3) 4866 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 811, 1622, 2433 and 4866
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all