Q: Is 3,542,847 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,542,847 is a composite number.

Why is 3,542,847 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 3,542,847 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 49 77 147 231 313 343 539 939 1,029 1,617 2,191 3,443 3,773 6,573 10,329 11,319 15,337 24,101 46,011 72,303 107,359 168,707 322,077 506,121 1,180,949 and 3,542,847, with no remainder.

Since 3,542,847 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,542,847, 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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