Q: Is 340,254,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 340,254,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 340,254,042 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 340254042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 29 46 58 69 87 138 174 667 1,334 2,001 4,002 85,021 170,042 255,063 510,126 1,955,483 2,465,609 3,910,966 4,931,218 5,866,449 7,396,827 11,732,898 14,793,654 56,709,007 113,418,014 170,127,021 and 340,254,042, with no remainder.

Since 340,254,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,254,042, 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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