Q: Is 491,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,148 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 491148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,949 3,898 5,847 7,796 11,694 13,643 17,541 23,388 27,286 35,082 40,929 54,572 70,164 81,858 122,787 163,716 245,574 and 491,148, with no remainder.

Since 491,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,148, it is not a prime number.


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