Q: Is 346,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 346,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 346,242 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 346242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 23 26 39 46 69 78 138 193 299 386 579 598 897 1,158 1,794 2,509 4,439 5,018 7,527 8,878 13,317 15,054 26,634 57,707 115,414 173,121 and 346,242, with no remainder.

Since 346,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 346,242, 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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