Q: Is 491,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,424 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 491424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 5,119 10,238 15,357 20,476 30,714 40,952 61,428 81,904 122,856 163,808 245,712 and 491,424, with no remainder.

Since 491,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,424, it is not a prime number.


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