Q: Is 494,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,442 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 494442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 2,113 4,226 6,339 12,678 19,017 27,469 38,034 54,938 82,407 164,814 247,221 and 494,442, with no remainder.

Since 494,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,442, 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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