Q: Is 494,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,098 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 494098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 407 607 814 1,214 6,677 13,354 22,459 44,918 247,049 and 494,098, with no remainder.

Since 494,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,098, 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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