Q: Is 492,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,740 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 492740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 347 355 694 710 1,388 1,420 1,735 3,470 6,940 24,637 49,274 98,548 123,185 246,370 and 492,740, with no remainder.

Since 492,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,740, it is not a prime number.


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