Q: Is 342,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 342,500 is 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 342500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 137 250 274 500 548 625 685 1,250 1,370 2,500 2,740 3,425 6,850 13,700 17,125 34,250 68,500 85,625 171,250 and 342,500, with no remainder.
Since 342,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,500, it is not a prime number.