Is 4422 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 4422 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4422:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4422 we found that 4422 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422. Hence, we must say that 4422 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4422 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4422 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4422 which are 4422, 8844 and so on.
About the number 4422:
- 4422 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4422 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4422 by, 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422 are the factors of 4422.
Note:
- 4422 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4422: 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422
- Prime factors of 4422: 2, 3, 11, 67
Conclusion:
- 4422 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422
- And hence, 4422 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4422 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 4422 are
a) 4422
b) 2, 3, 11, 67
c) 6, 22, 33, 66, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422
d) 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422
Ans: c) 6, 22, 33, 66, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422
3) 4422 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 67, 134, 201, 402, 737, 1474, 2211 and 4422
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b