Q: Is 494,395 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,395 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,395 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 494395 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 89 101 445 505 979 1,111 4,895 5,555 8,989 44,945 98,879 and 494,395, with no remainder.

Since 494,395 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,395, it is not a prime number.


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