Q: Is 490,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 490,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 490,492 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 490492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 47 94 188 2,609 5,218 10,436 122,623 245,246 and 490,492, with no remainder.

Since 490,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,492, 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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