Q: Is 3,359,979 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,359,979 is a composite number.

Why is 3,359,979 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 3,359,979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 49 57 63 133 147 171 399 401 441 931 1,197 1,203 2,793 2,807 3,609 7,619 8,379 8,421 19,649 22,857 25,263 53,333 58,947 68,571 159,999 176,841 373,331 479,997 1,119,993 and 3,359,979, with no remainder.

Since 3,359,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,359,979, 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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