Q: Is 342,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 342,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,992 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 342992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 17 26 34 52 68 97 104 136 194 208 221 272 388 442 776 884 1,261 1,552 1,649 1,768 2,522 3,298 3,536 5,044 6,596 10,088 13,192 20,176 21,437 26,384 42,874 85,748 171,496 and 342,992, with no remainder.

Since 342,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,992, 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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