Is 4379 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 4379 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4379:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4379, we found that 4379 has factors 1, 29, 151 and 4379. Hence, we must say that 4379 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4379 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4379 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4379 which are 4379, 8758 and so on.
4379 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4379:
- 4379 has more than two factors which are 1, 29, 151 and 4379 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4379 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4379 by 1, 29, 151 and 4379 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 29, 151 and 4379 are the factors of 4379
Note:
- 4379 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4379:1, 29, 151 and 4379
- Prime factors of 4379: 29, 151
Conclusion:
- 4379 is the composite number which has factors 1, 29, 151 and 4379.
- And hence, 4379 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4379 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 4379 are
a) 1
b) 29, 151
c) 1, 29, 151 and 4379
d) 1 and 4379
Ans: d)1 and 4379
3) 4379 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 29, 151 and 4379
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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