Q: Is 342,771 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,771 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,771 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 342771 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 17 33 39 47 51 141 143 187 221 429 517 561 611 663 799 1,551 1,833 2,397 2,431 6,721 7,293 8,789 10,387 20,163 26,367 31,161 114,257 and 342,771, with no remainder.

Since 342,771 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,771, 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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