Q: Is 3,427,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,427,996 is a composite number.

Why is 3,427,996 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 3,427,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 143 169 286 338 461 572 676 922 1,844 1,859 3,718 5,071 5,993 7,436 10,142 11,986 20,284 23,972 65,923 77,909 131,846 155,818 263,692 311,636 856,999 1,713,998 and 3,427,996, with no remainder.

Since 3,427,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,427,996, 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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