Q: Is 494,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,016 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 494016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 32 48 62 64 83 93 96 124 166 186 192 248 249 332 372 496 498 664 744 992 996 1,328 1,488 1,984 1,992 2,573 2,656 2,976 3,984 5,146 5,312 5,952 7,719 7,968 10,292 15,438 15,936 20,584 30,876 41,168 61,752 82,336 123,504 164,672 247,008 and 494,016, with no remainder.

Since 494,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,016, 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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