Q: Is 491,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,874 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 491874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 438 1,123 2,246 3,369 6,738 81,979 163,958 245,937 and 491,874, with no remainder.

Since 491,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,874, it is not a prime number.


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