Is 4924 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 4924 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4924:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4924 we found that 4924 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924. Hence, we must say that 4924 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4924 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4924 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4924 which are 4924, 9848 and so on.
About the number 4924:
- 4924 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4924 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4924 by, 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924 are the factors of 4924.
Note:
- 4924 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4924: 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924
- Prime factors of 4924: 2, 1231
Conclusion:
- 4924 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924
- And hence, 4924 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4924 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 4924 are
a) 4924
b) 2, 1231
c) 4, 2462 and 4924
d) 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924
Ans: b) 2, 1231
3) 4924 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462 and 4924
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all