Q: Is 494,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,000 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 494000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 19 20 25 26 38 40 50 52 65 76 80 95 100 104 125 130 152 190 200 208 247 250 260 304 325 380 400 475 494 500 520 650 760 950 988 1,000 1,040 1,235 1,300 1,520 1,625 1,900 1,976 2,000 2,375 2,470 2,600 3,250 3,800 3,952 4,750 4,940 5,200 6,175 6,500 7,600 9,500 9,880 12,350 13,000 19,000 19,760 24,700 26,000 30,875 38,000 49,400 61,750 98,800 123,500 247,000 and 494,000, with no remainder.

Since 494,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,000, it is not a prime number.


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