Number 4 - properties and curiosities

4 (number)

4

Number 4 properties

  • Perfect square
  • Palindrome
  • Harshad
  • Armstrong
  • 4 is an even number.
  • 4 is a palindrome.
  • 4 is a perfect square (2 × 2).
  • 4 is an Armstrong (or Narcissistic) number, which means it is the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits.
  • 4 is a Harshad number, which means it is divisible by the sum of its digits (4 = 4, and 4 is divisible by 4).

Prime factorization

Prime factorization of 4: 2^2.

Divisors

Divisor count: 3

1, 2, 4

Factors of 4 are: 1, 2, 4.

Representations

In octal, 4 is represented as 4.

In binary, 4 is represented as 100.

In hex, 4 is represented as 4.

Roman numeral: IV

Curiosities

  • 4 is a perfect square, so it forms a square grid with equal side lengths.
  • 4 reads the same from left to right and right to left.
  • 4 is divisible by the sum of its digits.

Quick answers

Is 4 prime?
No, 4 is not prime.

What are the factors of 4?
1, 2, 4

What is 4 in binary?
100