Is 4876 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 4876 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4876:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4876 we found that 4876 has factors 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876. Hence, we must say that 4876 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4876 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4876 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4876 which are 4876, 9752 and so on.
About the number 4876:
- 4876 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4876 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4876 by, 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876 are the factors of 4876.
Note:
- 4876 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4876: 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876
- Prime factors of 4876: 2, 23, 53
Conclusion:
- 4876 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876
- And hence, 4876 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4876 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 4876 are
a) 4876
b) 2, 23, 53
c) 4, 46, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876
d) 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876
Ans: b) 2, 23, 53
3) 4876 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438 and 4876
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all