Q: Is 492,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 492,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 492,960 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 492960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 79 80 96 104 120 130 156 158 160 195 208 237 240 260 312 316 390 395 416 474 480 520 624 632 780 790 948 1,027 1,040 1,185 1,248 1,264 1,560 1,580 1,896 2,054 2,080 2,370 2,528 3,081 3,120 3,160 3,792 4,108 4,740 5,135 6,162 6,240 6,320 7,584 8,216 9,480 10,270 12,324 12,640 15,405 16,432 18,960 20,540 24,648 30,810 32,864 37,920 41,080 49,296 61,620 82,160 98,592 123,240 164,320 246,480 and 492,960, with no remainder.

Since 492,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,960, it is not a prime number.


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