Q: Is 342,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 342,972 is 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 342972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,361 2,722 4,083 5,444 8,166 9,527 12,249 16,332 19,054 24,498 28,581 38,108 48,996 57,162 85,743 114,324 171,486 and 342,972, with no remainder.
Since 342,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,972, it is not a prime number.