Q: Is 493,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,520 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 493520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 40 62 80 124 155 199 248 310 398 496 620 796 995 1,240 1,592 1,990 2,480 3,184 3,980 6,169 7,960 12,338 15,920 24,676 30,845 49,352 61,690 98,704 123,380 246,760 and 493,520, with no remainder.

Since 493,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,520, 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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