Is 4888 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 4888 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4888:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4888 we found that 4888 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888. Hence, we must say that 4888 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4888 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4888 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4888 which are 4888, 9776 and so on.
About the number 4888:
- 4888 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4888 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4888 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888 are the factors of 4888.
Note:
- 4888 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4888: 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888
- Prime factors of 4888: 2, 13, 47
Conclusion:
- 4888 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888
- And hence, 4888 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4888 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 4888 are
a) 4888
b) 2, 13, 47
c) 4, 8, 26, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888
Ans: b) 2, 13, 47
3) 4888 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 104, 188, 376, 611, 1222, 2444 and 4888
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all