Q: Is 3,486 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,486 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,486 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 3486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 83 166 249 498 581 1,162 1,743 and 3,486, with no remainder.

Since 3,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,486, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,484	3,485	3,487	3,488
Prime?	no	no	no	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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