Q: Is 3,478,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,478,728 is a composite number.

Why is 3,478,728 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 3,478,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 13,177 26,354 39,531 52,708 79,062 105,416 144,947 158,124 289,894 316,248 434,841 579,788 869,682 1,159,576 1,739,364 and 3,478,728, with no remainder.

Since 3,478,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,478,728, 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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