Q: Is 3,462,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,462,972 is a composite number.

Why is 3,462,972 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 3,462,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 12,547 25,094 37,641 50,188 75,282 150,564 288,581 577,162 865,743 1,154,324 1,731,486 and 3,462,972, with no remainder.

Since 3,462,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,462,972, 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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