Q: Is 493,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,548 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 493548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 3,739 7,478 11,217 14,956 22,434 41,129 44,868 82,258 123,387 164,516 246,774 and 493,548, with no remainder.

Since 493,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,548, 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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