Q: Is 491,391 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,391 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,391 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 491391 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 71 213 639 769 2,307 6,921 54,599 163,797 and 491,391, with no remainder.

Since 491,391 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,391, it is not a prime number.


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Number 491,389491,390491,392491,393
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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