Is 4376 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 4376 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4376:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4376 we found that 4376 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376. Hence, we must say that 4376 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4376 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4376 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4376 which are 4376, 8752 and so on.
About the number 4376:
- 4376 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4376 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4376 by, 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376 are the factors of 4376.
Note:
- 4376 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4376: 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376
- Prime factors of 4376: 2, 547
Conclusion:
- 4376 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376
- And hence, 4376 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4376 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 4376 are
a) 4376
b) 2, 547
c) 4, 8, 1094, 2188 and 4376
d) 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376
Ans: c) 4, 8, 1094, 2188 and 4376
3) 4376 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 8, 547, 1094, 2188 and 4376
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b