Is 4257 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 4257 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4257:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4257, we found that 4257 has factors 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257. Hence, we must say that 4257 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4257 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4257 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4257 which are 4257, 8514 and so on.
4257 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4257:
- 4257 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4257 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4257 by 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257 are the factors of 4257
Note:
- 4257 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4257:1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257
- Prime factors of 4257: 3, 11, 43
Conclusion:
- 4257 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257.
- And hence, 4257 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4257 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 4257 are
a) 1
b) 3, 11, 43
c) 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257
d) 1, 9, 33, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257
Ans: d) 1, 9, 33, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257
3) 4257 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419 and 4257
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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