Is 4304 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 4304 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4304:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4304 we found that 4304 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304. Hence, we must say that 4304 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4304 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4304 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4304 which are 4304, 8608 and so on.
About the number 4304:
- 4304 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4304 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4304 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304 are the factors of 4304.
Note:
- 4304 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4304: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304
- Prime factors of 4304: 2, 269
Conclusion:
- 4304 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304
- And hence, 4304 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4304 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 4304 are
a) 4304
b) 2, 269
c) 4, 8, 16, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304
Ans: c) 4, 8, 16, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304
3) 4304 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152 and 4304
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b