Q: Is 491,301 a Prime Number?

A: No, 491,301 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,301 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 491301 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 79 237 691 711 2,073 6,219 54,589 163,767 and 491,301, with no remainder.

Since 491,301 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,301, it is not a prime number.

Number	491,299	491,300	491,302	491,303
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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