Q: Is 493,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 493,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 493,950 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 493950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 37 50 74 75 89 111 150 178 185 222 267 370 445 534 555 890 925 1,110 1,335 1,850 2,225 2,670 2,775 3,293 4,450 5,550 6,586 6,675 9,879 13,350 16,465 19,758 32,930 49,395 82,325 98,790 164,650 246,975 and 493,950, with no remainder.

Since 493,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,950, 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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