Is 4362 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 4362 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4362:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4362 we found that 4362 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362. Hence, we must say that 4362 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4362 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4362 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4362 which are 4362, 8724 and so on.
About the number 4362:
- 4362 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4362 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4362 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362 are the factors of 4362.
Note:
- 4362 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4362: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362
- Prime factors of 4362: 2, 3, 727
Conclusion:
- 4362 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362
- And hence, 4362 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4362 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 4362 are
a) 4362
b) 2, 3, 727
c) 4, 6, 1454, 2181 and 4362
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362
Ans: c) 4, 6, 1454, 2181 and 4362
3) 4362 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 727, 1454, 2181 and 4362
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b