Is 3042 a prime number?
No, 3042 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 3042 = 2 × 1521.
Is 3042 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √3042 ≈ 55.15. If none of them divides 3042, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 3042 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 3042 = 2 \times 3^{2} \times 13^{2} \]Testing 3042 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3042 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (1521) |
| 3 | 3042 ÷ 3 | divides exactly (1014) |
| 5 | 3042 ÷ 5 | leaves 2 |
| 7 | 3042 ÷ 7 | leaves 4 |
| 11 | 3042 ÷ 11 | leaves 6 |
| 13 | 3042 ÷ 13 | divides exactly (234) |
| 17 | 3042 ÷ 17 | leaves 16 |
| 19 | 3042 ÷ 19 | leaves 2 |
| 23 | 3042 ÷ 23 | leaves 6 |
| 29 | 3042 ÷ 29 | leaves 26 |
| 31 | 3042 ÷ 31 | leaves 4 |
| 37 | 3042 ÷ 37 | leaves 8 |
Questions
Is 3042 a prime number?
No, 3042 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 3042 = 2 × 1521.
What is the next prime after 3042?
3049.
What is the prime number before 3042?
3041.
What are the factors of 3042?
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 39, 78, 117, 169, 234, 338, 507, 1014, 1521, 3042.