Is 4326 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 4326 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4326:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4326 we found that 4326 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326. Hence, we must say that 4326 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4326 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4326 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4326 which are 4326, 8652 and so on.
About the number 4326:
- 4326 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4326 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4326 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326 are the factors of 4326.
Note:
- 4326 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4326: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326
- Prime factors of 4326: 2, 3, 7, 103
Conclusion:
- 4326 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326
- And hence, 4326 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4326 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 4326 are
a) 4326
b) 2, 3, 7, 103
c) 6, 14, 21, 42, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326
Ans: c) 6, 14, 21, 42, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326
3) 4326 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 103, 206, 309, 618, 721, 1442, 2163 and 4326
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b