Q: Is 342,201,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,201,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,201,008 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 342201008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,607 3,214 6,428 12,856 13,309 25,712 26,618 53,236 106,472 212,944 21,387,563 42,775,126 85,550,252 171,100,504 and 342,201,008, with no remainder.

Since 342,201,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,201,008, 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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