Q: Is 8,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,342 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 8342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 97 194 4,171 and 8,342, with no remainder.

Since 8,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,342, 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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