Is 4386 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 4386 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4386:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4386 we found that 4386 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386. Hence, we must say that 4386 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4386 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4386 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4386 which are 4386, 8772 and so on.
About the number 4386:
- 4386 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4386 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4386 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386 are the factors of 4386.
Note:
- 4386 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4386: 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386
- Prime factors of 4386: 2, 3, 17, 43
Conclusion:
- 4386 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386
- And hence, 4386 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4386 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 4386 are
a) 4386
b) 2, 3, 17, 43
c) 6, 34, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386
Ans: c) 6, 34, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386
3) 4386 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 43, 51, 86, 102, 129, 258, 731, 1462, 2193 and 4386
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b