Q: Is 492,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,744 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 492744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 294 392 419 588 838 1,176 1,257 1,676 2,514 2,933 3,352 5,028 5,866 8,799 10,056 11,732 17,598 20,531 23,464 35,196 41,062 61,593 70,392 82,124 123,186 164,248 246,372 and 492,744, with no remainder.

Since 492,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,744, it is not a prime number.


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