Q: Is 342,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,472 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 342472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 37 52 74 89 104 148 178 296 356 481 712 962 1,157 1,924 2,314 3,293 3,848 4,628 6,586 9,256 13,172 26,344 42,809 85,618 171,236 and 342,472, with no remainder.

Since 342,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,472, 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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