Q: Is 308,491 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 308,491 is a prime number.

Why is 308,491 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 308491 can be evenly divided by 1 and 308,491, with no remainder.

Since 308,491 can be divided by just 1 and 308,491, it is a prime number.

Number	308,489	308,490	308,492	308,493
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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