Q: Is 342,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,072 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 342072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 4,751 9,502 14,253 19,004 28,506 38,008 42,759 57,012 85,518 114,024 171,036 and 342,072, with no remainder.

Since 342,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,072, it is not a prime number.


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