Is 4338 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 4338 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4338:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4338 we found that 4338 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338. Hence, we must say that 4338 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4338 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4338 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4338 which are 4338, 8676 and so on.
About the number 4338:
- 4338 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4338 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4338 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338 are the factors of 4338.
Note:
- 4338 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4338: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338
- Prime factors of 4338: 2, 3, 241
Conclusion:
- 4338 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338
- And hence, 4338 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4338 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 4338 are
a) 4338
b) 2, 3, 241
c) 6, 9, 18, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338
Ans: c) 6, 9, 18, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338
3) 4338 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 241, 482, 723, 1446, 2169 and 4338
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b