Q: Is 491,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,600 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 491600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 1,229 2,458 4,916 6,145 9,832 12,290 19,664 24,580 30,725 49,160 61,450 98,320 122,900 245,800 and 491,600, with no remainder.

Since 491,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,600, 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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