Is 4938 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 4938 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4938:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4938 we found that 4938 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938. Hence, we must say that 4938 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4938 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4938 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4938 which are 4938, 9876 and so on.
About the number 4938:
- 4938 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4938 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4938 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938 are the factors of 4938.
Note:
- 4938 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4938: 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938
- Prime factors of 4938: 2, 3, 823
Conclusion:
- 4938 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938
- And hence, 4938 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4938 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 4938 are
a) 4938
b) 2, 3, 823
c) 6, 1646, 2469 and 4938
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938
Ans: b) 2, 823
3) 4938 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469 and 4938
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all