Is 4587 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 4587 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4587:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4587, we found that 4587 has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587. Hence, we must say that 4587 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4587 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4587 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4587 which are 4587, 9174 and so on.
4587 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4587:
- 4587 has more than two factors which are 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4587 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4587 by 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587 are the factors of 4587
Note:
- 4587 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4587:1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587
- Prime factors of 4587:3, 11, 139
Conclusion:
- 4587 is the composite number which has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587.
- And hence, 4587 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4587 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 4587 are
a) 1
b) 3, 11, 139
c) 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587
d) 1, 33, 417, 1529 and 4587
Ans: d) 1, 33, 417, 1529 and 4587
3) 4587 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529 and 4587
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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