Q: Is 491,263 a Prime Number?

A: No, 491,263 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,263 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 491263 can be evenly divided by 1 109 4,507 and 491,263, with no remainder.

Since 491,263 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,263, it is not a prime number.

Number	491,261	491,262	491,264	491,265
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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