Is 4360 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 4360 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4360:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4360 we found that 4360 has factors 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360. Hence, we must say that 4360 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4360 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4360 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4360 which are 4360, 8720 and so on.
About the number 4360:
- 4360 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4360 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4360 by, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360 are the factors of 4360.
Note:
- 4360 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4360: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360
- Prime factors of 4360: 2, 5, 109
Conclusion:
- 4360 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360
- And hence, 4360 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4360 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 4360 are
a) 4360
b) 2, 5, 109
c) 4, 8, 10, 20, 40, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360
d) 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360
Ans: c) 4, 8, 10, 20, 40, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360
3) 4360 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180 and 4360
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b