Q: Is 3,456,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,456,872 is a composite number.

Why is 3,456,872 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 3,456,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 53 62 106 124 212 248 263 424 526 1,052 1,643 2,104 3,286 6,572 8,153 13,144 13,939 16,306 27,878 32,612 55,756 65,224 111,512 432,109 864,218 1,728,436 and 3,456,872, with no remainder.

Since 3,456,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,456,872, 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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