Is 4202 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 4202 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4202:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4202 we found that 4202 has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202. Hence, we must say that 4202 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4202 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4202 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4202 which are 4202, 8404 and so on.
About the number 4202:
- 4202 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4202 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4202 by, 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202 are the factors of 4202.
Note:
- 4202 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4202: 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202
- Prime factors of 4202: 2, 11, 191
Conclusion:
- 4202 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202
- And hence, 4202 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4202 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 4202 are
a) 4202
b) 2, 11, 191
c) 22, 382, 2101 and 4202
d) 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202
Ans: c) 22, 382, 2101 and 4202
3) 4202 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 11, 22, 191, 382, 2101 and 4202
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b