Q: Is 3,460 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,460 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 3460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 173 346 692 865 1,730 and 3,460, with no remainder.

Since 3,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,460, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,458	3,459	3,461	3,462
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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