Q: Is 342,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,736 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 342736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 691 1,382 2,764 5,528 11,056 21,421 42,842 85,684 171,368 and 342,736, with no remainder.

Since 342,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,736, 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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