Is 4976 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 4976 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4976:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4976 we found that 4976 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976. Hence, we must say that 4976 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4976 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4976 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4976 which are 4976, 9952 and so on.
About the number 4976:
- 4976 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4976 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4976 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976 are the factors of 4976.
Note:
- 4976 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4976: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976
- Prime factors of 4976: 2, 311
Conclusion:
- 4976 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976
- And hence, 4976 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4976 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 4976 are
a) 4976
b) 2, 311
c) 4, 8, 16, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976
Ans: b) 2, 311
3) 4976 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488 and 4976
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all