Is 4279 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 4279 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4279:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4279, we found that 4279 has factors 1, 11, 389 and 4279. Hence, we must say that 4279 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4279 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4279 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4279 which are 4279, 8558 and so on.
4279 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4279:
- 4279 has more than two factors which are 1, 11, 389 and 4279 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4279 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4279 by 1, 11, 389 and 4279 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 11, 389 and 4279 are the factors of 4279
Note:
- 4279 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4279:1, 11, 389 and 4279
- Prime factors of 4279: 11, 389
Conclusion:
- 4279 is the composite number which has factors 1, 11, 389 and 4279.
- And hence, 4279 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4279 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 4279 are
a) 1
b) 11, 389
c) 1, 11, 389 and 4279
d) 1 and 4279
Ans: d)1 and 4279
3) 4279 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 11, 389 and 4279
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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