Q: Is 342,034,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,034,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,034,248 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 342034248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,499 4,073 6,998 8,146 10,497 12,219 13,996 16,292 20,994 24,438 27,992 32,584 41,988 48,876 83,976 97,752 14,251,427 28,502,854 42,754,281 57,005,708 85,508,562 114,011,416 171,017,124 and 342,034,248, with no remainder.

Since 342,034,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,034,248, 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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