Is 4892 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 4892 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4892:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4892 we found that 4892 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892. Hence, we must say that 4892 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4892 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4892 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4892 which are 4892, 9784 and so on.
About the number 4892:
- 4892 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4892 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4892 by, 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892 are the factors of 4892.
Note:
- 4892 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4892: 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892
- Prime factors of 4892: 2, 1223
Conclusion:
- 4892 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892
- And hence, 4892 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4892 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 4892 are
a) 4892
b) 2, 1223
c) 4, 2446 and 4892
d) 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892
Ans: b) 2, 1223
3) 4892 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1223, 2446 and 4892
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all