Q: Is 340,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 340,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 340,442 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 340442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 31 34 38 62 289 323 527 578 589 646 1,054 1,178 5,491 8,959 10,013 10,982 17,918 20,026 170,221 and 340,442, with no remainder.

Since 340,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,442, 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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