Is 4234 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 4234 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4234:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4234 we found that 4234 has factors 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234. Hence, we must say that 4234 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4234 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4234 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4234 which are 4234, 8468 and so on.
About the number 4234:
- 4234 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4234 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4234 by, 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234 are the factors of 4234.
Note:
- 4234 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4234: 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234
- Prime factors of 4234: 2, 29, 73
Conclusion:
- 4234 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234
- And hence, 4234 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4234 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 4234 are
a) 4234
b) 2, 29, 73
c) 58, 146, 2117 and 4234
d) 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234
Ans: c) 58, 146, 2117 and 4234
3) 4234 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117 and 4234
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b