Is 4196 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 4196 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4196:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4196 we found that 4196 has factors 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196. Hence, we must say that 4196 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4196 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4196 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4196 which are 4196, 8392 and so on.
About the number 4196:
- 4196 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4196 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4196 by, 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196 are the factors of 4196.
Note:
- 4196 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4196: 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196
- Prime factors of 4196: 2, 1049
Conclusion:
- 4196 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196
- And hence, 4196 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4196 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 4196 are
a) 4196
b) 2, 1049
c) 4, 2098 and 4196
d) 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196
Ans: c) 4, 2098 and 4196
3) 4196 is composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098 and 4196
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) Both a and b
Ans: d) both a and b