Q: Is 331,424,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 331,424,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 331,424,342 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 331424342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 331 662 7,613 15,226 21,767 43,534 500,641 1,001,282 7,204,877 14,409,754 165,712,171 and 331,424,342, with no remainder.

Since 331,424,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,424,342, it is not a prime 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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