Q: Is 492,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,558 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 492558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 51 66 102 187 374 439 561 878 1,122 1,317 2,634 4,829 7,463 9,658 14,487 14,926 22,389 28,974 44,778 82,093 164,186 246,279 and 492,558, with no remainder.

Since 492,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,558, 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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