Q: Is 342,301,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,301,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,301,221 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 342301221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 101 243 303 729 909 2,727 4,649 8,181 13,947 24,543 41,841 73,629 125,523 376,569 469,549 1,129,707 1,408,647 3,389,121 4,225,941 12,677,823 38,033,469 114,100,407 and 342,301,221, with no remainder.

Since 342,301,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,301,221, 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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