Q: Is 492,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,888 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 492888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 1,867 3,734 5,601 7,468 11,202 14,936 20,537 22,404 41,074 44,808 61,611 82,148 123,222 164,296 246,444 and 492,888, with no remainder.

Since 492,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,888, 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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