Q: Is 340,142,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 340,142,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 340,142,242 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 340142242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 79 158 869 1,738 195,709 391,418 2,152,799 4,305,598 15,461,011 30,922,022 170,071,121 and 340,142,242, with no remainder.

Since 340,142,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,142,242, 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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