Is 4926 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 4926 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4926:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4926 we found that 4926 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926. Hence, we must say that 4926 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4926 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4926 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4926 which are 4926, 9852 and so on.
About the number 4926:
- 4926 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4926 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4926 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926 are the factors of 4926.
Note:
- 4926 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4926: 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926
- Prime factors of 4926: 2, 3, 821
Conclusion:
- 4926 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926
- And hence, 4926 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4926 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 4926 are
a) 4926
b) 2, 3, 821
c) 6, 1642, 2463 and 4926
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926
Ans: b) 2, 3, 821
3) 4926 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463 and 4926
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all