Q: Is 3,143,987 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,143,987 is a composite number.

Why is 3,143,987 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 3,143,987 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 19 49 77 133 209 307 539 931 1,463 2,149 3,377 5,833 10,241 15,043 23,639 40,831 64,163 165,473 285,817 449,141 and 3,143,987, with no remainder.

Since 3,143,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,143,987, 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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