Q: Is 491,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,898 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 491898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 29 33 58 66 87 174 257 319 514 638 771 957 1,542 1,914 2,827 5,654 7,453 8,481 14,906 16,962 22,359 44,718 81,983 163,966 245,949 and 491,898, with no remainder.

Since 491,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,898, it is not a prime number.


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