Is 4906 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 4906 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4906:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4906 we found that 4906 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906. Hence, we must say that 4906 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4906 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4906 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4906 which are 4906, 9812 and so on.
About the number 4906:
- 4906 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4906 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4906 by, 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906 are the factors of 4906.
Note:
- 4906 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4906: 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906
- Prime factors of 4906: 2, 11, 223
Conclusion:
- 4906 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906
- And hence, 4906 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4906 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 4906 are
a) 4906
b) 2, 11, 223
c) 22, 446, 2453 and 4906
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906
Ans: b) 2, 11, 223
3) 4906 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 223, 446, 2453 and 4906
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all