Q: Is 342,342,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,342,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,342,042 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 342342042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 203 406 609 1,218 281,069 562,138 843,207 1,686,414 1,967,483 3,934,966 5,902,449 8,151,001 11,804,898 16,302,002 24,453,003 48,906,006 57,057,007 114,114,014 171,171,021 and 342,342,042, with no remainder.

Since 342,342,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,342,042, 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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