Is 4370 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 4370 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4370:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4370 we found that 4370 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370. Hence, we must say that 4370 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4370 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4370 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4370 which are 4370, 8740 and so on.
About the number 4370:
- 4370 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4370 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4370 by, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370 are the factors of 4370.
Note:
- 4370 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4370: 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370
- Prime factors of 4370: 2, 5, 19, 23
Conclusion:
- 4370 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370
- And hence, 4370 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4370 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 4370 are
a) 4370
b) 2, 5, 19, 23
c) 10, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370
d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370
Ans: c) 10, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370
3) 4370 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 23, 38, 46, 95, 115, 190, 230, 437, 874, 2185 and 4370
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b