Q: Is 342,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 342,996 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 342996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 101 202 283 303 404 566 606 849 1,132 1,212 1,698 3,396 28,583 57,166 85,749 114,332 171,498 and 342,996, with no remainder.
Since 342,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,996, it is not a prime number.