Is 4200 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 4200 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Factors of 4200:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4200 we found that 4200 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200. Hence, we must say that 4200 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4200 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4200 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4200 which are 4200, 8400 and so on.
About the number 4200:
- 4200 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4200 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4200 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200 are the factors of 4200.
Note:
- 4200 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4200: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200
- Prime factors of 4200: 2, 3, 5, 7
Conclusion:
- 4200 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200
- And hence, 4200 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4200 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 4200 are
a) 4200
b) 2, 3, 5, 7
c) 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200
Ans: c) 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200
3) 4200 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 50, 56, 60, 70, 75, 84, 100, 105, 120, 140, 150, 168, 175, 200, 210, 280, 300, 350, 420, 525, 600, 700, 840, 1050, 1400, 2100 and 4200
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b