Q: Is 342,124,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,124,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,124,431 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 342124431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 19 33 57 79 209 237 627 869 1,501 2,607 4,503 6,907 16,511 20,721 49,533 75,977 131,233 227,931 393,699 545,653 1,443,563 1,636,959 4,330,689 6,002,183 10,367,407 18,006,549 31,102,221 114,041,477 and 342,124,431, with no remainder.

Since 342,124,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,124,431, 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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