Q: Is 492,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,940 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 492940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 196 245 490 503 980 1,006 2,012 2,515 3,521 5,030 7,042 10,060 14,084 17,605 24,647 35,210 49,294 70,420 98,588 123,235 246,470 and 492,940, with no remainder.

Since 492,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,940, 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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