3423

3423 is a natural number that comes after 3422 and before 3424. It is an odd composite number with several straightforward arithmetic properties relevant to elementary number theory.

The prime factorization of 3423 is 3 × 7 × 163. Equivalently, 3423 = 21 × 163 or 3 × 1141. This confirms its compositeness and shows it has exactly three distinct prime factors. The sum of its decimal digits is 12, which indicates divisibility by 3; indeed, 3423 ÷ 3 = 1141. The value 1141 itself factors as 7 × 163, reinforcing the overall prime decomposition.

In base 10, 3423 is a four-digit number with digits 3, 4, 2, and 3. It is not a palindrome, though it begins and ends with the digit 3. The number is not a power of any integer and does not have a small-square or factorial representation that would simplify to a common named form.

In calendar and catalog contexts, 3423 can be used as a year designation or as an identifier in systems that assign consecutive numbers to items, such as orderings, part numbers, or catalog entries. If treated as a year, 3423 CE would fall in the 35th century, in a distant future relative to the present.