Q: Is 493,947 a Prime Number?

A: No, 493,947 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,947 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 493947 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 71 213 639 773 2,319 6,957 54,883 164,649 and 493,947, with no remainder.

Since 493,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,947, it is not a prime number.

Number	493,945	493,946	493,948	493,949
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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