Q: Is 3,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,456 is a composite number.

Why is 3,456 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 3,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 288 384 432 576 864 1,152 1,728 and 3,456, with no remainder.

Since 3,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,456, 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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