Q: Is 493,476 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,476 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,476 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 493476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 41 51 59 68 82 102 118 123 164 177 204 236 246 354 492 697 708 1,003 1,394 2,006 2,091 2,419 2,788 3,009 4,012 4,182 4,838 6,018 7,257 8,364 9,676 12,036 14,514 29,028 41,123 82,246 123,369 164,492 246,738 and 493,476, with no remainder.

Since 493,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,476, 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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