Is 4318 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 4318 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4318:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4318 we found that 4318 has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318. Hence, we must say that 4318 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4318 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4318 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4318 which are 4318, 8636 and so on.
About the number 4318:
- 4318 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4318 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4318 by, 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318 are the factors of 4318.
Note:
- 4318 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4318: 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318
- Prime factors of 4318: 2, 17, 127
Conclusion:
- 4318 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318
- And hence, 4318 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4318 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 4318 are
a) 4318
b) 2, 17, 127
c) 34, 254, 2159 and 4318
d) 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318
Ans: c) 34, 254, 2159 and 4318
3) 4318 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159 and 4318
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b