Q: Is 490,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 490,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 490,722 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 490722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 283 289 566 578 849 867 1,698 1,734 4,811 9,622 14,433 28,866 81,787 163,574 245,361 and 490,722, with no remainder.

Since 490,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,722, it is not a prime number.


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