Q: Is 493,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,608 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 493608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 131 157 262 314 393 471 524 628 786 942 1,048 1,256 1,572 1,884 3,144 3,768 20,567 41,134 61,701 82,268 123,402 164,536 246,804 and 493,608, with no remainder.

Since 493,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,608, it is not a prime number.


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