Q: Is 342,204,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,204,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,204,423 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 342204423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 419 1,257 4,609 13,827 24,749 74,247 272,239 816,717 10,369,831 31,109,493 114,068,141 and 342,204,423, with no remainder.

Since 342,204,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,204,423, 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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