Is 4368 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 4368 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Factors of 4368:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4368 we found that 4368 has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368. Hence, we must say that 4368 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4368 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4368 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4368 which are 4368, 8736 and so on.
About the number 4368:
- 4368 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4368 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4368 by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368 are the factors of 4368.
Note:
- 4368 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4368: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368
- Prime factors of 4368: 2, 3, 7, 13
Conclusion:
- 4368 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368
- And hence, 4368 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4368 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 4368 are
a) 4368
b) 2, 3, 7, 13
c) 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368
Ans: c) 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368
3) 4368 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184 and 4368
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b