Is 4268 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 4268 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4268:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4268 we found that 4268 has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268. Hence, we must say that 4268 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4268 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4268 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4268 which are 4268, 8536 and so on.
About the number 4268:
- 4268 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4268 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4268 by, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268 are the factors of 4268.
Note:
- 4268 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4268: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268
- Prime factors of 4268: 2, 11, 97
Conclusion:
- 4268 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268
- And hence, 4268 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4268 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 4268 are
a) 4268
b) 2, 11, 97
c) 4, 22, 44, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268
d) 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268
Ans: c) 4, 22, 44, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268
3) 4268 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 97, 194, 388, 1067, 2134 and 4268
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b