Q: Is 3,171,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,171,942 is a composite number.

Why is 3,171,942 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 3,171,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 313 563 626 939 1,126 1,689 1,878 2,817 3,378 5,067 5,634 10,134 176,219 352,438 528,657 1,057,314 1,585,971 and 3,171,942, with no remainder.

Since 3,171,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,171,942, 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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