Is 3429 a prime number?
No, 3429 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 3: 3429 = 3 × 1143.
Is 3429 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √3429 ≈ 58.56. If none of them divides 3429, it is prime.
- 3
3 divides 3429 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 3429 = 3^{3} \times 127 \]Testing 3429 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3429 ÷ 2 | leaves 1 |
| 3 | 3429 ÷ 3 | divides exactly (1143) |
| 5 | 3429 ÷ 5 | leaves 4 |
| 7 | 3429 ÷ 7 | leaves 6 |
| 11 | 3429 ÷ 11 | leaves 8 |
| 13 | 3429 ÷ 13 | leaves 10 |
| 17 | 3429 ÷ 17 | leaves 12 |
| 19 | 3429 ÷ 19 | leaves 9 |
| 23 | 3429 ÷ 23 | leaves 2 |
| 29 | 3429 ÷ 29 | leaves 7 |
| 31 | 3429 ÷ 31 | leaves 19 |
| 37 | 3429 ÷ 37 | leaves 25 |
Questions
Is 3429 a prime number?
No, 3429 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 3: 3429 = 3 × 1143.
What is the next prime after 3429?
3433.
What is the prime number before 3429?
3413.
What are the factors of 3429?
1, 3, 9, 27, 127, 381, 1143, 3429.