Q: Is 358,340,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 358,340,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 358,340,042 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 358340042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 37 74 443 629 643 886 1,258 1,286 7,531 10,931 15,062 16,391 21,862 23,791 32,782 47,582 278,647 284,849 404,447 557,294 569,698 808,894 4,842,433 9,684,866 10,539,413 21,078,826 179,170,021 and 358,340,042, with no remainder.

Since 358,340,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 358,340,042, 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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