Q: Is 493,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,900 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 493900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 220 275 449 550 898 1,100 1,796 2,245 4,490 4,939 8,980 9,878 11,225 19,756 22,450 24,695 44,900 49,390 98,780 123,475 246,950 and 493,900, with no remainder.

Since 493,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,900, 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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