Q: Is 493,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 493,542 is 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 493542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 3,917 7,834 11,751 23,502 27,419 35,253 54,838 70,506 82,257 164,514 246,771 and 493,542, with no remainder.
Since 493,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,542, it is not a prime number.