Q: Is 342,882 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,882 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,882 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 342882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 443 774 886 1,329 2,658 3,987 7,974 19,049 38,098 57,147 114,294 171,441 and 342,882, with no remainder.

Since 342,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,882, 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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