Is 4087 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 4087 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
Contents
Factors of 4087:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4087, we found that 4087 has factors 1, 61, 67 and 4087. Hence, we must say that 4087 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4087 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4087 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4087 which are 4087, 8174 and so on.
4087 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4087:
- 4087 has more than two factors which are 1, 61, 67 and 4087 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4087 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4087 by 1, 61, 67 and 4087 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 61, 67 and 4087 are the factors of 4087
Note:
- 4087 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4087:1, 61, 67 and 4087
- Prime factors of 4087: 61, 67
Conclusion:
- 4087 is the composite number which has factors 1, 61, 67 and 4087.
- And hence, 4087 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4087 is a
a) odd number
b) Prime number
c) even number
d) Both a and c
Ans: a) odd number
2) The non-prime factors of a composite number 4087 are
a) 1
b) 61, 67
c) 1, 61, 67 and 4087
d) 1 and 4087
Ans: d)1 and 4087
3) 4087 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 61, 67 and 4087
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
Why the below numbers are composite numbers
- Is 4085 a Composite number- Click Here
- Is 4081 a Composite number- Click Here