Q: Is 342,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,958 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 342958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 17 22 34 77 119 131 154 187 238 262 374 917 1,309 1,441 1,834 2,227 2,618 2,882 4,454 10,087 15,589 20,174 24,497 31,178 48,994 171,479 and 342,958, with no remainder.

Since 342,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,958, 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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