Is 4961 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 4961 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4961:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4961, we found that 4961 has factors 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961. Hence, we must say that 4961 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4961 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4961 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4961 which are 4961, 9922 and so on.
4961 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4961:
- 4961 has more than two factors which 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961 are hence it is the composite number.
- 4961 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4961 by 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961 are the factors of 4961.
Note:
- 4961 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4961:1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961
- Prime factors of 4961:11, 41
Conclusion:
- 4961 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961.
- And hence, 4961 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4961 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 4961 are
a) 1
b) 11, 41
c) 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961
d) 1, 121, 451 and 4961
Ans: b) 11, 41
3) 4961 is the composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 41, 121, 451 and 4961
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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