Q: Is 340,053,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 340,053,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 340,053,042 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 340053042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 1,156,643 2,313,286 3,469,929 6,939,858 8,096,501 16,193,002 24,289,503 48,579,006 56,675,507 113,351,014 170,026,521 and 340,053,042, with no remainder.

Since 340,053,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,053,042, 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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