Q: Is 490,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 490,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 490,940 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 490940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 24,547 49,094 98,188 122,735 245,470 and 490,940, with no remainder.

Since 490,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,940, it is not a prime number.


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Number 490,938490,939490,941490,942
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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