Q: Is 490,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 490,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 490,788 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 490788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 13,633 27,266 40,899 54,532 81,798 122,697 163,596 245,394 and 490,788, with no remainder.

Since 490,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,788, 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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