Q: Is 343,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 343,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 343,998 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 343998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 659 1,318 1,977 3,954 5,931 11,862 19,111 38,222 57,333 114,666 171,999 and 343,998, with no remainder.

Since 343,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,998, 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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