Is 4908 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 4908 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4908:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4908 we found that 4908 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908. Hence, we must say that 4908 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4908 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4908 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4908 which are 4908, 9816 and so on.
About the number 4908:
- 4908 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4908 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4908 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908 are the factors of 4908.
Note:
- 4908 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4908: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908
- Prime factors of 4908: 2, 3, 409
Conclusion:
- 4908 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908
- And hence, 4908 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4908 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 4908 are
a) 4908
b) 2, 3, 409
c) 4, 6, 12, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908
Ans: b) 2, 3, 409
3) 4908 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454 and 4908
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all