Q: Is 492,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,342 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 492342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 2,647 5,294 7,941 15,882 82,057 164,114 246,171 and 492,342, with no remainder.

Since 492,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,342, it is not a prime number.


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Number 492,340492,341492,343492,344
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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