Q: Is 491,877 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,877 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,877 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 491877 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 41 43 93 123 129 279 369 387 1,271 1,333 1,763 3,813 3,999 5,289 11,439 11,997 15,867 54,653 163,959 and 491,877, with no remainder.

Since 491,877 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,877, 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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