Q: Is 489,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 489,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 489,846 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 489846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 107 109 214 218 321 327 642 654 749 763 1,498 1,526 2,247 2,289 4,494 4,578 11,663 23,326 34,989 69,978 81,641 163,282 244,923 and 489,846, with no remainder.

Since 489,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 489,846, 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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