Is 4949 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 4949 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4949:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4949, we found that 4949 has factors 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949. Hence, we must say that 4949 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4949 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4949 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4949 which are 4949, 9898 and so on.
4949 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4949:
- 4949 has more than two factors which 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949 are hence it is the composite number.
- 4949 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4949 by 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949 are the factors of 4949.
Note:
- 4949 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4949:1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949
- Prime factors of 4949:7, 101
Conclusion:
- 4949 is the composite number which has factors 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949.
- And hence, 4949 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4949 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: d) both a and c
2) The prime factors of a composite number 4949 are
a) 1
b) 7, 101
c) 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949
d) 1, 49, 707 and 4949
Ans: b) 7, 101
3) 4949 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 7, 49, 101, 707 and 4949
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b
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