Is 4298 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 4298 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4298:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4298 we found that 4298 has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298. Hence, we must say that 4298 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4298 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4298 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4298 which are 4298, 8596 and so on.
About the number 4298:
- 4298 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4298 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4298 by, 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298 are the factors of 4298.
Note:
- 4298 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4298: 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298
- Prime factors of 4298: 2, 7, 307
Conclusion:
- 4298 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298
- And hence, 4298 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4298 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 4298 are
a) 4298
b) 2, 7, 307
c) 14, 614, 2149 and 4298
d) 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298
Ans: c) 14, 614, 2149 and 4298
3) 4298 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149 and 4298
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b