Is 4332 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 4332 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4332:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4332 we found that 4332 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332. Hence, we must say that 4332 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4332 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4332 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4332 which are 4332, 8664 and so on.
About the number 4332:
- 4332 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4332 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4332 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332 are the factors of 4332.
Note:
- 4332 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4332: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332
- Prime factors of 4332: 2, 3, 19
Conclusion:
- 4332 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332
- And hence, 4332 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4332 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 4332 are
a) 4332
b) 2, 3, 19
c) 4, 6, 12, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332
Ans: c) 4, 6, 12, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332
3) 4332 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 228, 361, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166 and 4332
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b