Is 4250 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 4250 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4250:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4250 we found that 4250 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250. Hence, we must say that 4250 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4250 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4250 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4250 which are 4250, 8500 and so on.
About the number 4250:
- 4250 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4250 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4250 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250 are the factors of 4250.
Note:
- 4250 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4250: 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250
- Prime factors of 4250: 2, 5, 17
Conclusion:
- 4250 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250
- And hence, 4250 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4250 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 4250 are
a) 4250
b) 2, 5, 17
c) 10, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250
Ans: c) 10, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250
3) 4250 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 125, 170, 250, 425, 850, 2125 and 4250
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b