Q: Is 490,003 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 490,003 is a prime number.

Why is 490,003 a prime number?

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

The number 490003 can be evenly divided by 1 and 490,003, with no remainder.

Since 490,003 can be divided by just 1 and 490,003, it is a prime number.

Number	490,001	490,002	490,004	490,005
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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