Is 4886 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 4886 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4886:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4886 we found that 4886 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886. Hence, we must say that 4886 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4886 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4886 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4886 which are 4886, 9772 and so on.
About the number 4886:
- 4886 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4886 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4886 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886 are the factors of 4886.
Note:
- 4886 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4886: 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886
- Prime factors of 4886: 2, 7, 349
Conclusion:
- 4886 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886
- And hence, 4886 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4886 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 4886 are
a) 4886
b) 2, 7, 349
c) 14, 698, 2443 and 4886
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886
Ans: b) 2, 7, 349
3) 4886 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 349, 698, 2443 and 4886
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all