Q: Is 493,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,612 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 493612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 61 68 119 122 238 244 289 427 476 578 854 1,037 1,156 1,708 2,023 2,074 4,046 4,148 7,259 8,092 14,518 17,629 29,036 35,258 70,516 123,403 246,806 and 493,612, with no remainder.

Since 493,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,612, 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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