Q: Is 492,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 492,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,498 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 492498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27,361 54,722 82,083 164,166 246,249 and 492,498, with no remainder.

Since 492,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	492,496	492,497	492,499	492,500
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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