Is 4266 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 4266 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4266:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4266 we found that 4266 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266. Hence, we must say that 4266 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4266 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4266 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4266 which are 4266, 8532 and so on.
About the number 4266:
- 4266 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4266 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4266 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266 are the factors of 4266.
Note:
- 4266 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4266: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266
- Prime factors of 4266: 2, 3, 79
Conclusion:
- 4266 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266
- And hence, 4266 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4266 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 4266 are
a) 4266
b) 2, 3, 79
c) 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266
Ans: c) 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266
3) 4266 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133 and 4266
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b