Q: Is 492,696 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,696 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,696 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 492696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 2,281 4,562 6,843 9,124 13,686 18,248 20,529 27,372 41,058 54,744 61,587 82,116 123,174 164,232 246,348 and 492,696, with no remainder.

Since 492,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,696, 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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