Q: Is 491,265 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,265 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,265 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 491265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 1,213 3,639 6,065 10,917 18,195 32,751 54,585 98,253 163,755 and 491,265, with no remainder.

Since 491,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,265, it is not a prime number.


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Number 491,263491,264491,266491,267
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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