Is 4252 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 4252 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4252:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4252 we found that 4252 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252. Hence, we must say that 4252 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4252 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4252 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4252 which are 4252, 8504 and so on.
About the number 4252:
- 4252 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4252 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4252 by, 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252 are the factors of 4252.
Note:
- 4252 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4252: 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252
- Prime factors of 4252: 2, 1063
Conclusion:
- 4252 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252
- And hence, 4252 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4252 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 4252 are
a) 4252
b) 2, 1063
c) 4, 2126 and 4252
d) 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252
Ans: c) 4, 2126 and 4252
3) 4252 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126 and 4252
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b