Is 4936 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 4936 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4936:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4936 we found that 4936 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936. Hence, we must say that 4936 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4936 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4936 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4936 which are 4936, 9872 and so on.
About the number 4936:
- 4936 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4936 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4936 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936 are the factors of 4936.
Note:
- 4936 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4936: 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936
- Prime factors of 4936: 2, 617
Conclusion:
- 4936 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936
- And hence, 4936 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4936 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 4936 are
a) 4936
b) 2, 617
c) 4, 8, 1234, 2468 and 4936
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936
Ans: b) 2, 617
3) 4936 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468 and 4936
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all