Q: Is 491,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,016 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 491016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 82 123 164 246 328 492 499 984 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 3,992 5,988 11,976 20,459 40,918 61,377 81,836 122,754 163,672 245,508 and 491,016, with no remainder.

Since 491,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,016, 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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