Q: Is 342,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,960 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 342960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 1,429 2,858 4,287 5,716 7,145 8,574 11,432 14,290 17,148 21,435 22,864 28,580 34,296 42,870 57,160 68,592 85,740 114,320 171,480 and 342,960, with no remainder.

Since 342,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,960, 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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