Is 4387 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 4387 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4387:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4387, we found that 4387 has factors 1, 41, 107 and 4387. Hence, we must say that 4387 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4387 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4387 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4387 which are 4387, 8774 and so on.
4387 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4387:
- 4387 has more than two factors which are 1, 41, 107 and 4387 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4387 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4387 by 1, 41, 107 and 4387 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 41, 107 and 4387 are the factors of 4387
Note:
- 4387 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4387:1, 41, 107 and 4387
- Prime factors of 4387: 41, 107
Conclusion:
- 4387 is the composite number which has factors 1, 41, 107 and 4387.
- And hence, 4387 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4387 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 4387 are
a) 1
b) 41, 107
c) 1, 41, 107 and 4387
d) 1 and 4387
Ans: d) 1 and 4387
3) 4387 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 41, 107 and 4387
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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