Q: Is 491,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,216 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 491216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 2,791 5,582 11,164 22,328 30,701 44,656 61,402 122,804 245,608 and 491,216, with no remainder.

Since 491,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,216, 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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