Is 4687 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 4687 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4687:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4687, we found that 4687 has factors 1, 43, 109 and 4687. Hence, we must say that 4687 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4687 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4687 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4687 which are 4687, 9374 and so on.
4687 is a Composite number or Prime number
About the number 4687:
- 4687 has more than two factors which are 1, 43, 109 and 4687 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4687 is the odd composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4687 by 1, 43, 109 and 4687 then we get remainder as zero. Hence 1, 43, 109 and 4687 are the factors of 4687.
Note:
- 4687 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4687:1, 43, 109 and 4687
- Prime factors of 4687:43, 109
Conclusion:
- 4687 is the composite number which has factors 1, 43, 109 and 4687.
- And hence, 4687 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4687 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 4687 are
a) 1
b) 43, 109
c) 1, 43, 109 and 4687
d) 1 and 4687
Ans: d)1 and 4687
3) 4687 is the odd composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 43, 109 and 4687
b) It has more than two factors
c) It is not divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all
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