Is 4292 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 4292 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4292:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4292 we found that 4292 has factors 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292. Hence, we must say that 4292 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4292 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4292 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4292 which are 4292, 8584 and so on.
About the number 4292:
- 4292 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4292 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4292 by, 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292 are the factors of 4292.
Note:
- 4292 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4292: 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292
- Prime factors of 4292: 2, 29, 37
Conclusion:
- 4292 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292
- And hence, 4292 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4292 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 4292 are
a) 4292
b) 2, 29, 37
c) 4, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292
d) 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292
Ans: c) 4, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292
3) 4292 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 29, 37, 58, 74, 116, 148, 1073, 2146 and 4292
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b