Is 4204 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 4204 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4204:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4204 we found that 4204 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204. Hence, we must say that 4204 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4204 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4204 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4204 which are 4204, 8408 and so on.
About the number 4204:
- 4204 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4204 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4204 by, 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204 are the factors of 4204.
Note:
- 4204 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4204: 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204
- Prime factors of 4204: 2, 1051
Conclusion:
- 4204 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204
- And hence, 4204 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4204 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 4204 are
a) 4204
b) 2, 1051
c) 4, 2102 and 4204
d) 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204
Ans: c) 4, 2102 and 4204
3) 4204 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102 and 4204
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b