Q: Is 3,431,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,431,946 is a composite number.

Why is 3,431,946 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 3,431,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 82 123 246 287 574 861 1,722 1,993 3,986 5,979 11,958 13,951 27,902 41,853 81,713 83,706 163,426 245,139 490,278 571,991 1,143,982 1,715,973 and 3,431,946, with no remainder.

Since 3,431,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,431,946, 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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