Q: Is 3,129,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,129,872 is a composite number.

Why is 3,129,872 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 3,129,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 199 398 796 983 1,592 1,966 3,184 3,932 7,864 15,728 195,617 391,234 782,468 1,564,936 and 3,129,872, with no remainder.

Since 3,129,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,129,872, 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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