Q: Is 491,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,300 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 491300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 170 289 340 425 578 850 1,156 1,445 1,700 2,890 4,913 5,780 7,225 9,826 14,450 19,652 24,565 28,900 49,130 98,260 122,825 245,650 and 491,300, with no remainder.

Since 491,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,300, 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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