Q: Is 491,643 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,643 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,643 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 491643 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 131 139 393 417 1,179 1,251 3,537 3,753 18,209 54,627 163,881 and 491,643, with no remainder.

Since 491,643 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,643, it is not a prime number.


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Number 491,641491,642491,644491,645
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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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