Is 4398 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 4398 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4398:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4398 we found that 4398 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398. Hence, we must say that 4398 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4398 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4398 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4398 which are 4398, 8796 and so on.
About the number 4398:
- 4398 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4398 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4398 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398 are the factors of 4398.
Note:
- 4398 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4398: 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398
- Prime factors of 4398: 2, 3, 733
Conclusion:
- 4398 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398
- And hence, 4398 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4398 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 4398 are
a) 4398
b) 2, 3, 733
c) 6, 1466, 2199 and 4398
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398
Ans: c) 6, 1466, 2199 and 4398
3) 4398 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199 and 4398
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b