Q: Is 492,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,536 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 492536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 29 44 58 88 116 193 232 319 386 638 772 1,276 1,544 2,123 2,552 4,246 5,597 8,492 11,194 16,984 22,388 44,776 61,567 123,134 246,268 and 492,536, with no remainder.

Since 492,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,536, 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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