Is 4150 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 4150 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4150:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4150 we found that 4150 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150. Hence, we must say that 4150 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4150 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4150 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4150 which are 4150, 8300 and so on.
About the number 4150:
- 4150 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4150 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4150 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150 are the factors of 4150.
Note:
- 4150 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4150: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150
- Prime factors of 4150: 2, 5, 83
Conclusion:
- 4150 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150
- And hence, 4150 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4150 is a
a) Prime number
b) Even number
c) Composite number
d) Both b and c
Ans: d) both b and c
2) The composite factors of a composite number 4150 are
a) 4150
b) 2, 5, 83
c) 10, 25, 50, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150
Ans: c) 10, 25, 50, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150
3) 4150 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 83, 166, 415, 830, 2075 and 4150
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b