Q: Is 342,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,000 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 342000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 24 25 30 36 38 40 45 48 50 57 60 72 75 76 80 90 95 100 114 120 125 144 150 152 171 180 190 200 225 228 240 250 285 300 304 342 360 375 380 400 450 456 475 500 570 600 684 720 750 760 855 900 912 950 1,000 1,125 1,140 1,200 1,368 1,425 1,500 1,520 1,710 1,800 1,900 2,000 2,250 2,280 2,375 2,736 2,850 3,000 3,420 3,600 3,800 4,275 4,500 4,560 4,750 5,700 6,000 6,840 7,125 7,600 8,550 9,000 9,500 11,400 13,680 14,250 17,100 18,000 19,000 21,375 22,800 28,500 34,200 38,000 42,750 57,000 68,400 85,500 114,000 171,000 and 342,000, with no remainder.

Since 342,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,000, it is not a prime number.


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