Q: Is 379,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 379,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 379,242 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 379242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 2,341 4,682 7,023 14,046 21,069 42,138 63,207 126,414 189,621 and 379,242, with no remainder.

Since 379,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,242, 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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