Is 4173 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 4173 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4173:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4173, we found that 4173 has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173. Hence, we must say that 4173 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4173 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4173 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4173 which are 4173, 8346 and so on.
4173 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4173:
- 4173 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4173 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4173 by 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173 are the factors of 4173
Note:
- 4173 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4173:1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173
- Prime factors of 4173: 3, 13, 107
Conclusion:
- 4173 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173.
- And hence, 4173 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4173 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 4173 are
a) 1
b) 3, 13, 107
c) 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173
d) 1, 39, 321, 1391 and 4173
Ans: d) 1, 39, 321, 1391 and 4173
3) 4173 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 13, 39, 107, 321, 1391 and 4173
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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