Q: Is 342,180,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,180,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,180,502 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 342180502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 229 373 458 746 2,003 4,006 85,417 170,834 458,687 747,119 917,374 1,494,238 171,090,251 and 342,180,502, with no remainder.

Since 342,180,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,180,502, 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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