Q: Is 3,497,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,497,946 is a composite number.

Why is 3,497,946 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 3,497,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 571 1,021 1,142 1,713 2,042 3,063 3,426 6,126 582,991 1,165,982 1,748,973 and 3,497,946, with no remainder.

Since 3,497,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,497,946, 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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