Q: Is 34,247,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 34,247,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 34,247,542 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 34247542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 479 958 3,353 5,107 6,706 10,214 35,749 71,498 2,446,253 4,892,506 17,123,771 and 34,247,542, with no remainder.

Since 34,247,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,247,542, 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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