Q: Is 491,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,958 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 491958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 151 181 302 362 453 543 906 1,086 1,359 1,629 2,718 3,258 27,331 54,662 81,993 163,986 245,979 and 491,958, with no remainder.

Since 491,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,958, 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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