Q: Is 342,013,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,013,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,013,042 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 342013042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 173 346 1,211 2,422 8,477 16,954 20,173 40,346 141,211 282,422 988,477 1,976,954 3,489,929 6,979,858 24,429,503 48,859,006 171,006,521 and 342,013,042, with no remainder.

Since 342,013,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,013,042, 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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