Q: Is 342,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,612 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 342612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 62 93 124 186 279 307 372 558 614 921 1,116 1,228 1,842 2,763 3,684 5,526 9,517 11,052 19,034 28,551 38,068 57,102 85,653 114,204 171,306 and 342,612, with no remainder.

Since 342,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,612, 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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