Q: Is 490,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 490,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 490,462 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 490462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 53 106 371 661 742 1,322 4,627 9,254 35,033 70,066 245,231 and 490,462, with no remainder.

Since 490,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,462, it is not a prime number.


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