Q: Is 3,472,974 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,472,974 is a composite number.

Why is 3,472,974 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 3,472,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 3,163 6,326 9,489 18,978 28,467 56,934 192,943 385,886 578,829 1,157,658 1,736,487 and 3,472,974, with no remainder.

Since 3,472,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,472,974, 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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