Q: Is 493,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,488 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 493488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 36 46 48 69 72 92 138 144 149 184 207 276 298 368 414 447 552 596 828 894 1,104 1,192 1,341 1,656 1,788 2,384 2,682 3,312 3,427 3,576 5,364 6,854 7,152 10,281 10,728 13,708 20,562 21,456 27,416 30,843 41,124 54,832 61,686 82,248 123,372 164,496 246,744 and 493,488, with no remainder.

Since 493,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,488, 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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