Q: Is 3,046,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,046,872 is a composite number.

Why is 3,046,872 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,046,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 79 158 237 316 474 632 948 1,607 1,896 3,214 4,821 6,428 9,642 12,856 19,284 38,568 126,953 253,906 380,859 507,812 761,718 1,015,624 1,523,436 and 3,046,872, with no remainder.

Since 3,046,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,046,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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