Q: Is 491,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,244 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 491244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 47 52 67 78 94 134 141 156 188 201 268 282 402 564 611 804 871 1,222 1,742 1,833 2,444 2,613 3,149 3,484 3,666 5,226 6,298 7,332 9,447 10,452 12,596 18,894 37,788 40,937 81,874 122,811 163,748 245,622 and 491,244, with no remainder.

Since 491,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,244, 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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