Is 4388 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 4388 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4388:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4388 we found that 4388 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388. Hence, we must say that 4388 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4388 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4388 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4388 which are 4388, 8776 and so on.
About the number 4388:
- 4388 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4388 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4388 by, 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388 are the factors of 4388.
Note:
- 4388 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4388: 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388
- Prime factors of 4388: 2, 1097
Conclusion:
- 4388 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388
- And hence, 4388 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4388 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 4388 are
a) 4388
b) 2, 1097
c) 4, 2194 and 4388
d) 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388
Ans: c) 4, 2194 and 4388
3) 4388 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194 and 4388
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b