Q: Is 492,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,000 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 492000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 41 48 50 60 75 80 82 96 100 120 123 125 150 160 164 200 205 240 246 250 300 328 375 400 410 480 492 500 600 615 656 750 800 820 984 1,000 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,312 1,500 1,640 1,968 2,000 2,050 2,400 2,460 3,000 3,075 3,280 3,936 4,000 4,100 4,920 5,125 6,000 6,150 6,560 8,200 9,840 10,250 12,000 12,300 15,375 16,400 19,680 20,500 24,600 30,750 32,800 41,000 49,200 61,500 82,000 98,400 123,000 164,000 246,000 and 492,000, with no remainder.

Since 492,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,000, 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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