Q: Is 34,246,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 34,246,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 34,246,842 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 34246842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 815,401 1,630,802 2,446,203 4,892,406 5,707,807 11,415,614 17,123,421 and 34,246,842, with no remainder.

Since 34,246,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,246,842, 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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