Q: Is 494,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,216 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 494216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 163 326 379 652 758 1,304 1,516 3,032 61,777 123,554 247,108 and 494,216, with no remainder.

Since 494,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,216, 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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