Q: Is 491,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 491,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 491,976 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 491976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 6,833 13,666 20,499 27,332 40,998 54,664 61,497 81,996 122,994 163,992 245,988 and 491,976, with no remainder.

Since 491,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,976, it is not a prime number.


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