Q: Is 424,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,494 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 424494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 1,123 2,246 3,369 6,738 7,861 10,107 15,722 20,214 23,583 30,321 47,166 60,642 70,749 141,498 212,247 and 424,494, with no remainder.

Since 424,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,494, it is not a prime number.


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